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This section provides an overview for laser drivers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 36 laser driver manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked laser driver companies as of December, 2024: 1.MACOM, 2.Highland Technology, Inc., 3.Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co. KG.
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A laser driver is a power supply or controller used primarily for semiconductors.
It is also called a laser diode driver, LD power supply, or laser power supply. There are many elemental technologies required, and various functions such as temperature control, current control, and output control are implemented. There is a wide lineup from integrated types in which all functions are implemented to types in which each function can be used independently.
Laser drivers are used for stable control of semiconductor lasers.
By designing circuits and selecting components for integration, miniaturization, etc., it is possible to create a Laser Driver that meets the needs of each application. Various product selections are available, including component and module units and mounting options.
Some devices retain each of these functions independently, such as the use of a constant-current power supply, the installation of protection circuits, and circuit elements that maintain a constant optical output, while others have them all as a single power supply unit. The pin layout is also designed to allow for easy integration into circuits, etc.
To stabilize the wavelength and output of a laser, drive control and temperature control must be performed. For drive control, the Laser Driver eliminates noise from the power supply, prevents driver malfunctions due to disturbance noise or misconnection, and controls output power. For temperature control, the temperature controller and functions are linked to provide stable control.
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Incorporated in 1965, Analog Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems that leverage analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing technologies. The company provides data converter products, power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and high-end consumer markets. In addition, the company provides digital signal processing and system products for high-speed numeric calculations. It serves clients in the industrial, automotive, consumer, instrumentation, aerospace, and communications markets.
Qorvo, established in 2015, is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, that specializes in providing RF (Radio Frequency) solutions. Their range of product offerings includes RF chips, modules, amplifiers, discrete transistors, and integrated circuits, designed to enable wireless communication, enhance defense systems, support automotive applications, facilitate aerospace operations, and enable connectivity in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. Qorvo is certified with ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental management.
OMMIC, founded in Lowell, MA, in 1950 is a manufacturer of semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. The company's product portfolio includes Optical Networking Solutions, Lightwave Components, Diodes, MMICs, and SDI Products. The company serves markets including Automotive and Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage and Electronics and IT Infrastructure. They have design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia and have ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.
Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation, San Rafael, CA, in 1963 is a manufacturer of Test, Measurement, Nuclear and Life Sciences instrumentation. The company's product portfolio includes Digital Delay Generators, RF & Microwave Signal Generators, and Nuclear Radiation Detectors and Isotope Identification. Their products are used in industries such as Food and Beverage Processing, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology and Chemical and Petrochemical. The company also provides services including national distribution, product selection, installation, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and customer service.
Thorlabs, Inc, established in Newton, NJ in 1989, is a manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications. Their product portfolio includes optical components, for use in imaging, sensing, and spectroscopy applications, spectrometers and analyzers used for research and industrial applications, fiber optic components and photomultiplier tubes, and imaging devices that capture and measure light signals for diverse applications in scientific research. The company has sales offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, China, and Brazil.
Highland Technology, Inc., established in 1948 with headquarters in the USA, is a manufacturer of photonics, waveform equipment, and measuring equipment. The company's product line includes waveform generators, pulse generators, laser diode drivers, compact electrical-to-fiber optic converters, and capacitive level sensor simulators. A number of OEM companies use its products, such as Boeing for simulation for avionics systems, General Atomics for pulse generation for nuclear fusion diagnostics and development, and Hamamatsu for the company's compact delay generators for photonic systems. The company offers custom equipment design, engineering, and product service to meet client-specific requirements.
Founded in 1979, Analog Modules, Inc. (AMI) is a specialized manufacturer of analog electronic products with applications in the electro-optics and laser industries. The company supplies clients with a range of sensors and amplifiers, as well as laser, rangefinding, and tracking electronics. These include switch laser diode and pockels cell drivers, capacitor charging power supplies, various laser rangefinder receivers, and photodetector-amplifier modules like transimpedance amplifiers and avalanche photodiodes. AMI also offers custom design and development to meet unique customer applications, as well as technical support and repair services for their products.
Northrop Grumman Corporation Bartington Instruments Limited founded in Witney, Oxfordshire, UK, in 1985, is an ISO9001 certified manufacturer of magnetometers, gradiometers, and magnetic susceptibility instruments. The company’s product portfolio includes aerospace magnetometers, Helmholtz coil systems, gradiometers, and data acquisition units. Its Helmholtz coil systems are used in satellite calibration and calibration of compasses found in consumer electronics such as mobile phones. It serves the industries of defense, aerospace, geophysics, archaeology, and oil and mineral exploration.
TeraComm, Inc, founded in Thailand, is a manufacturer of Exothermic Weld Powder and Graphite Molds. The company offers a wide variety of Exothermic Weld Powder formulations designed to create reliable and durable electrical connections in diverse applications and high-quality Graphite Molds are tailored for use in Exothermic Welding, ensuring precise and consistent connections. it also provides technical support, product consultation, and guidance. Its products are IEEE 837-2002 Standard & Certified by CPRI - Govt. for Short Circuit Current Testing and it is a Crisil Verified Company.
Rochester Electronics, LLC is a manufacturer stocking distributor of end-of-life semiconductors and the broadest range of active semiconductors that is headquartered in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and was founded in 1981. The company caters to manufacturing services ranging from design, wafer processing, testing, reliability, and IP Archiving. These specifically include OCM, build-to-order products, process flows, and standard packaging creation. The company pivots on manufacturing and distributing semiconductors that are no longer produced by its original manufacturer.
Newport is a division of MKS Instruments, Inc. that was incorporated in 1961 and headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts. The company is a manufacturing company that serves the specialty industrial, advanced electronics, and semiconductor industries. The company markets its products through Spectra-Physics, MKS Instruments, Richardson Grating, and other brands. Their product categories include motion, optomechanics, optics, and vacuum instruments. Product categories include lasers, MKS vacuum & gas solutions, laser diode controls, and tables & isolation systems.
Wavelength Electronics is a manufacturing company that specializes in laser control technology, founded in 1993, the company is based in Bozeman, Montana. The company offers a range of products, including laser diode drivers, quantum cascade laser drivers, temperature controllers, instruments, and accessories. Their products are used in many applications, including biomedical, life sciences, remote sensing, military, aerospace and more. Their knowledgeable applications engineers are always available to provide guidance and assistance to customers.
AeroDiode is a company founded in 2016. Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, USA, the company is a supplier of laser diodes and modules for various industries. AeroDiode offers a diverse range of laser products, including diodes, modules, and drivers. These products are widely used in applications such as industrial manufacturing, scientific research, and medical procedures. The company also provides technical support services, with comprehensive product information and customer services to meet the specific needs of its customers.
MediaLas Electronics GmbH, established in 1989 and headquartered in Balingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, is a manufacturer of line and positioning lasers for industrial purposes. The company's products include line lasers, floor marking lasers, and positioning lasers. It also produces laser diodes, laser optics components, and device mounting accessories. Its marking lasers are used to project virtual, abrasion-resistant line markings on industrial floors, in warehouses, and other spaces without causing risk to humans. Along with its own products, the company develops and produces customer-specific OEM projectors for integration into machines and other modules.
Tomorrow’s System Sp. z o.o., located in Warsaw, Poland, is a manufacturer of a large range of products pertaining to lasers and the like. The company specializes in fabricating cutting and engraving lasers, high-power blue laser modules, free space laser modules, and fiber-coupled laser modules. It also makes temperature controllers, laser diode drivers, laser diodes, and optics and lab accessories. Its cutting and engraving lasers, which are designed for CNC machines, include laser heads, fastening elements, adapters, safety goggles, and more accessories.
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation, founded in 1980, is a Japanese manufacturer headquartered in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, specializing in sensing devices and integrated circuit (IC) products. The company’s product offerings include magnetic sensors, current and gas sensors, audio devices, and specialty devices. These products have diverse applications, such as in personal electronics, where AKM provides compact and low-consumption features for sound and magnetic sensing. They offer CO2 sensors and transceiver IC for millimeter-wave radar with high spatial recognition for smart homes. Additionally, AKM provides rotation angle sensors in industrial equipment like robots and motors to achieve accuracy and off-axis alignment simultaneously.
Renesas Electronics Corporation was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Renesas is a global research, design, and manufacturer of semiconductors used in industries spanning automotive, consumer electronics, the internet of things, power & energy, and industrial sectors. Renesas manufactures both analog and digital products. Analog products include amplifiers, audio & video devices, data converters, PLC, and switches & multiplexers. Digital products include microcontrollers, memory components, sensors, wireless connectivity products, and others. Renesas also offers design resources such as kits, development tools, partner programs, and design tools.
Acme Chip Technology Co. Ltd., founded in 2008 and based in Shenzhen, China, is a distributor of electronic components that is ISO 9001 certified. Its products include sensors, power supplies, and optical inspection equipment sourced from several manufacturers, including Advanced Linear Devices Inc., Central Semiconductor Corp., and Fluke. The company also offers a large stock of electronic components, including obsolete components and old code chips that are always available for immediate shipment.
Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc. is based in Saint Charles, Missouri, USA, and is a manufacturer of laser diode arrays and system hardware established in 1992 before becoming a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman in 2000. The company primarily produces application-specific laser diode arrays, including for the medical, military, and scientific research industries. It also offers laser system hardware products such as laser gain modules for unstable oscillator resonators, and laser diode drivers for delivering precise currents to diodes in a system. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and mainly serves the military, aerospace, and medical industries.
Texas Instruments Incorporated was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Texas Instruments is a producer of high tech equipment for industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment industries. Texas Instruments designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. Texas Instruments operates in two segments: analog and embedded processing. The Analog segment offers power products, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products. The Embedded Processing segment offers microcontrollers that are used in fields such as electronic equipment and digital signal processors for mathematical computations.
Power Technology, Inc., established in 1969, and headquartered in Arkansas, USA, is a manufacturer of optimal-performance laser diode modules and equipment. The products cater to industries such as defense, medicine, and research. The laser products offer benefits such as advanced stability, precision, and versatility. These lasers are utilized in applications including medical therapies, research experiments, and defense systems. With the assistance of precise technology and advanced engineering, the company provides modernized laser solutions that meet the stringent demands of its diverse customer base. Customized laser solutions are offered for large-scale production, and R&D purposes that help enhance productivity, and efficiency.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Atsugi, Japan, is a manufacturer of various semiconductor products and electric/electronic equipment, as well as other related businesses. Its range of products includes image sensors, microdisplays, board computers, and laser diodes used in several industries, such as logistics, manufacturing, security, agriculture, and transportation. The company conforms to the IATF 16949 standard and ISO 9001 and has 33 bases in 13 countries worldwide. It has received several awards, including the National Invention Award, Okochi Award, US Walter Kosonocky Award, and Manufacturing Japan Grand Award.
Semtech, established in 1960 and headquartered in Camarillo, California, is a semiconductor manufacturer specializing in the catering of solutions for wireless and wired communication, IoT, and sensing applications. The company has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 20 countries. The company's products are used in several applications, including industrial automation, medical devices, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. Semtech's astute research and development milestones have been recognized through multiple awards and global partnerships reminiscent of their contribution to the advancement of technology.
Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co. KG, a company established in 2001 and based in Emden, Niedersachsen, is a manufacturer and supplier of measuring instruments and optical components. Its specialization is manufacturing measuring instruments such as optical power meters, trans-impedance amplifiers, integrating spheres, and pulsed laser diode drivers. It also manufactures optical components, including beamsplitters, optical filters and lenses, polarization optics, laser lighthouses, and composite optics. The company has obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification. Its manufactured products are utilized for industrial and metrological industries across Germany and the UK.
Photonic Solutions Ltd, founded In 1999 and based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, is the independent distributor of photonics and associated technologies to the UK scientific and industrial market. It is a supplier to more than forty global manufacturers of optical components and laser systems. The company's wide range of products include, laser detectors, diagnostics and safety equipment, microscopes, spectrometers, custom-designed systems and related accessories. Its photonic products are backed up by unrivalled support and services.
Arrow Electronics, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components and enterprise software that was established in 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. The company primarily produces electronic components including interconnect cable assemblies, semiconductors, and fiber optics. It also offers enterprise computing software such as security suites, servers, and cloud hosts. The company is ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001-certified, and provides custom design as well as engineering services for its clients with unique projects.
SK-Advanced Group, founded in 2003 and based in South Korea, is a propylene production and sales company. SK-Advanced Group provides customers with global components & solutions for the laser, Optomechanical, Optical, Electro-Optical, and light source fields. The company delivers propylene and sells HP steam and hydrogen to domestic and international customers via shipping and pipeline facilities. Its shareholders include SK Gas, PIC and Advanced. The customer list for SK-Advanced Group includes worldwide companies like Philips, Johnson & Johnson, Orbotec, Medtronic, Nova, and more.
MW Technologies, a company founded in 2012 and based in Maia, Portugal, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in fiber-optic technologies. The company's product portfolio includes pulsed fiber lasers, optical fiber amplifiers, and compact laser diode drivers. These products are utilized in various applications, including but not limited to, telecommunications, research and development, and sensing and instrumentation. The company offers services including technical support, product customization, and repair while possessing both the ISO 9001 and NP4457 certificates.
Shenzhen Shengyu Electronics Technology Ltd., founded in 2008 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, is an electric component distributor that is ISO 9001 certified. The company stocks several components, including switches, capacitors, and resistors, which it sources from multiple manufacturers like Seiko Instruments, Inc., Renesas Electronics America, and Nuvoton Technology Corporation America. Depending on the size and configuration of the customer’s components, the company provides a full range of packaging services. It accepts single or multiple-part quotations, and its website allows customers to search hundreds of products ranging from ICs to computer accessories.
Tokyo Instruments, Inc., established in 1981, and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a manufacturer of opto-electronics products and systems. The company offers a wide range of products, including laser processing machines, aligning systems, photodetectors, analyzers for photoelectron spectroscopy, and spectroscopy array detectors. Also offered are high-speed, high-sensitivity cameras in UV to IR, and photon detectors or counters. The company's product families consist of the Nanofinder series of 3D Laser Raman Microspectroscopy systems and the iDus Workhorse laboratory and OEM CCD platform for low-light spectroscopy.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co. KG |
13.2%
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| 2 | MACOM |
7.5%
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| 3 | Highland Technology, Inc. |
5.7%
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| 4 | Qorvo |
5.7%
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| 5 | MediaLas Electronics GmbH |
3.8%
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| 6 | Meerstetter Engineering GmbH |
3.8%
|
| 7 | Photonic Solutions Ltd |
3.8%
|
| 8 | Thorlabs, Inc |
3.8%
|
| 9 | Tomorrow’s System Sp. z o.o. |
3.8%
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| 10 | Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation |
3.8%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the laser driver page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
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15 | 57.7% |
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Japan
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3 | 11.5% |
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Germany
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2 | 7.7% |
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United Kingdom
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2 | 7.7% |
|
Poland
|
1 | 3.8% |
Switzerland
|
1 | 3.8% |
Canada
|
1 | 3.8% |
|
Israel
|
1 | 3.8% |
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