New strategic collaboration

Strategic Partnership Announcement: Advancing X-ray Optics Innovation

This partnership brings together three industry leaders, each contributing specialized expertise to accelerate development and enable commercial-scale production:

• Micronit provides high-precision silicon micromachining and wafer-level processing technologies, creating low-roughness, high-stability substrates that serve as the critical foundation for X-ray optical components.
• cosine contributes advanced high-energy optics modeling capabilities and precision X-ray optics manufacturing expertise.
• REX-Optics delivers cutting-edge multilayer coating design and deposition technologies to optimize reflectivity and maximize energy efficiency.

As Micronit's contribution to this collaboration, we're focused on engineering and manufacturing silicon substrates that meet the exacting dimensional accuracy and surface quality standards demanded by advanced X-ray applications. By combining our substrate technology with the complementary capabilities of cosine and REX-Optics, we're positioned to deliver superior high-performance optics solutions.

The applications for these next-generation X-ray optics span multiple critical sectors, including scientific instrumentation, industrial inspection systems, and medical imaging technologies.

This collaboration represents a significant step forward in making advanced X-ray optics more accessible and commercially viable across diverse industries.

About Micronit's partners

Cosine specializes in creating Silicon Pore Optics for astronomical applications and sophisticated remote sensing systems equipped with onboard analytics capabilities for Earth Observation and planetary science missions. Since its establishment in 1998, Cosine has built a reputation for merging advanced physics principles with innovative technology to deliver creative, tailored solutions for its diverse clientele. The company's expertise spans both space-based and industrial measurement systems, consistently pushing the boundaries of what's possible in precision instrumentation.

REX-Optics transforms cutting-edge university research into commercial X-ray optical solutions. This University of Twente spin-off, led by Prof. Ackermann and Dr. Arseniy Baskakov, bridges the gap between the XUV Optics Group's advanced laboratory capabilities and industry needs. The company leverages deep academic expertise in multilayer design and precision coating technologies to deliver high-performance, tailored X-ray optics that serve metrology and research markets worldwide.