"STMicroelectronics is the unique supplier on the market offering a groundbreaking combination of optics and semiconductor technology," says Alexandre Balmefrezol, EVP and GM of STMicroelectronics's Imaging sub-group in the announcement. "Since 2022, we have shipped well over 140 million metasurface optics and FlightSense modules using Metalenz IP. The new license agreement with Metalenz bolsters our technology leadership in consumer, industrial and automotive segments, and will enable new opportunities from smartphone applications like biometrics, LIDAR and camera assist, to robotics, gesture recognition, or object detection. Our unique model, processing optical technology in our 300mm semiconductor fab, ensures high precision, cost-effectiveness, and scalability to meet the requests of our customers for high-volume, complex applications."