Lace Lithography has brought in 35 million euros, equivalent to 400 million kroner, writes Bergens Tidende.
Among the investors are Microsoft’s venture fund M12, the fund Atomico which was started by Skype founder Niklas Zennström, and American Future Ventures which was an early investor in SpaceX and Tesla.
Lace Lithography has brought in 35 million euros, equivalent to 400 million kroner, writes Bergens Tidende.
Among the investors are Microsoft’s venture fund M12, the fund Atomico which was started by Skype founder Niklas Zennström, and American Future Ventures which was an early investor in SpaceX and Tesla.
Jon Kåre Stene from Skyfall Ventures has previously written in an article in Shifter that this is a company you should “be inspired by and try to copy”.
The company was founded by professor of nanophysics Bodil Holst from the University of Bergen. She has developed technology to make machines that produce computer chips.
– We use atomic waves to print with. The difference is that atomic waves can write much smaller structures than is possible with light, says Holst to the newspaper.
Can accommodate more information
The technology can create structures that are ten times smaller than current technology makes possible. This means that more information can be accommodated in less space, while requiring less energy.
Today, the Dutch company ASML has a monopoly on the technology used to produce computer chips. ASML has a market value of 460 billion euros.
Lace Lithography has 60 employees and is based at Espehaugen in Ytrebygda in Bergen. The company had a turnover of NOK 20 million in 2024.
– We think it can happen in 2032, says Holst about when the product is ready for the market.
