Pat Gelsinger’s xLight gets tentative U.S. support for EUV FELs
The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a non-binding letter of intent to support xLight, a venture-backed startup focused on EUV Free Electron Lasers, under the CHIPS and Science Act, paving the way for (up to) $150 million in government funding. The company, which added Pat Gelsinger as executive chairman, plans to build its first system at the Albany Nanotech Complex.