targets use cases such as augmented and virtual reality microdisplays, LiDAR, deep-sensing 3D imaging, health monitoring sensors, and quantum information systems. Ascenta collaborates with semiconductor manufacturing partners to provide process design kits and multi-project wafer runs that help customers move from design to mass-produced optical chips. Its offerings are used by researchers, hardware developers, and technology firms that require integrated photonic solutions in the visible and near-infrared spectrum.