Enables Faster Time to Market to Support the Growing Demand for High-Performance Vision Systems
MONROVIA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC) today announced an approximately 30% expansion of its Monrovia headquarters, increasing its total facility size to more than 30,000 square feet and securing the option for further expansion. The added space will support advanced manufacturing operations, allowing SiLC to scale production, accelerate innovation, and reinforce its position as a trusted U.S.-based supplier of high-performance vision systems.
SiLC’s Monrovia facility will manufacture products for perimeter security and advanced custom solutions designed to meet government requirements. This new domestic facility complements SiLC’s existing global manufacturing network, which supports products for industrial and warehouse automation, robotics, and mobility markets.
“As a fabless company, SiLC has traditionally manufactured its silicon photonics chips with dedicated commercial fabs and relied on an ODM model for system-level products,” said Mehdi Asghari, CEO of SiLC Technologies. “We will continue this approach, but our new U.S.-based manufacturing facility, located next to our R&D team, allows us to design, assemble, test, and ship products all under one roof. Visiting customers can see our capabilities, observe our production processes, conduct quality audits, or view performance demonstrations. This setup accelerates the transition from wafers to concept demonstrators to final products in weeks, while providing a reliable domestic source for high-performance vision solutions and addressing a critical gap in U.S. manufacturing.”
The new facility enables SiLC to scale production and deliver greater value to customers across multiple markets. Two primary initiatives will benefit from the added capacity:
- Factory Automation Pilot Line: Designed for robotics and automation customers, this capability shortens the transition from R&D to production and accelerates transfer to SiLC’s outsourced manufacturing partners, delivering faster time to volume and continued innovation in vision systems.
- U.S.-Based Production: For government and defense applications requiring domestic manufacturing, SiLC is now able to design, prototype and manufacture all in the U.S. and from a single location. With manufacturing located alongside the company’s design team, SiLC can support more complex products, lower-volume runs, and continuous performance improvements with much faster cycles from concept to product.
“While we celebrate the national effort to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. and are working to do our part in this critical movement, we must also recognize that nowhere across the application spectrum is our dependency on China greater than in photonics and the associated components needed for packaging,” Asghari continued. “This is just a small step forward on a long journey. Our integration platform is designed to tackle critical packaging challenges and enable monolithic integration of high-performance on-chip building blocks. Through advanced wafer-scale assembly and packaging technologies, we aim to help reduce this dependency in ways that are economically viable even in higher-cost labor environments – while creating high-value jobs in the process.”
This expansion highlights SiLC’s commitment to supporting Monrovia’s growing technology ecosystem. The company actively partners with local innovation groups such as MADIA Tech Launch, reinforcing Monrovia’s role as a hub for high-tech growth in Southern California. SiLC also collaborates with local colleges to help develop the next generation of engineers and scientists.
“Monrovia has always been a city that embraces progress while staying true to its community values,” said Becky Shevlin, mayor of Monrovia. “The expansion of SiLC’s manufacturing facility reflects the spirit of innovation that continues to shape our future. By investing in advanced technologies right here in Monrovia, SiLC not only strengthens our local economy but also inspires the next generation of innovators who will keep our city thriving and vibrant.”
For more information, visit www.silc.com or connect with the company on LinkedIn.
About SiLC Technologies
SiLC Technologies is on a mission to drive the next industrial revolution – where machines perceive, reason, plan, and act alongside humans in true collaboration. We believe that autonomy can enhance human potential, making life safer, work smarter and more meaningful, and society more efficient, connected, and convenient. Bringing forth our deep expertise in silicon photonics, SiLC develops advanced perception solutions that enables the age of Physical AI. Our breakthrough 4D+ vision systems detect velocity and motion enabling machines to see the world in unprecedented detail and precision. SiLC’s innovations target applications in robotics, mobility, perimeter security, industrial automation and other leading markets.
SiLC was founded in 2018 by silicon photonics industry veterans with decades of commercial product development and manufacturing experience. SiLC’s 4D+ LiDAR chip has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as ideally positioned to disrupt the global LiDAR market and the company has been named a Cool Vendor in Silicon Photonics by Gartner. Investors in SiLC include Dell Technologies Capital, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, Honda Xcelerator Ventures, FLUXUNIT – ams OSRAM Ventures, Alter Venture Partners and Epson.
For more information, visit www.silc.com or connect with the company on LinkedIn.
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