xLight Inc.
High-power EUV lasers for semiconductor manufacturing
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- PALO ALTO, CA
- Founded
- 2021
- Latest Form D
- $11M, Aug 2025
- Total capital
- $51.6M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $51.6M
- 2 Form D · last Aug 2025
- 15 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 11 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#72 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$11M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$40.6M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#72 · top 32%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Kevin HeidrichDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nicholas KelezExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Pat GelsingerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter BarrettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 15- GrantedLight Source System And Method Of OperationUSPTOUS 12,672,226
- GrantedParticle Accelerator System And Method Of OperationUSPTOUS 12,621,923
- PendingLight Source System And Method Of OperationUSPTOApplication 19320258
Show all 15 patent records
- Light Source System And Method Of OperationJun 30, 2026 · US 12,672,226Granted
- Particle Accelerator System And Method Of OperationMay 5, 2026 · US 12,621,923Granted
- Light Source System And Method Of OperationMar 5, 2026 · Application 19320258Pending
- Light Source System And Method Of OperationJun 10, 2025 · US 12,328,806Granted
- Light Source System And Method Of OperationFeb 13, 2025 · Application 18794434Pending
- Polarization-multiplexed Radiator System, Light Source System, And Method Of OperationJun 25, 2024 · US 12,022,599Granted
- Undulator System And Method Of OperationApplication 63645569Pending
- Quadrupole Array System And Method Of UseApplication 63622520Pending
- Polarization-multiplexed Radiator System, Light Source System, And Method Of OperationApplication PCTUS2023034109Pending
- Redundant Light Source System And Method Of OperationApplication 63531967Pending
- Undulator System And Method Of OperationApplication PCTUS2025011662Pending
- Polarization-multiplexed Radiator System, Light Source System, And Method Of OperationApplication 63413938Pending
- Particle Accelerator System And Method Of OperationApplication 63701791Pending
- Light Source System And Method Of OperationApplication 63690954Pending
- Light Source System And Method Of OperationApplication PCTUS2024040937Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .