BLG:SCALING LASERS ORDERS, CAPABILITY TO TAKE SHARE
BluGlass Limited (ASX:BLG), March 2023
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Leading GaN laser | BluGlass is a leading supplier of gallium nitride (GaN) lasers to the global photonics industry. GaN laser diodes are essential semiconductor | ||
devices used in a wide range of industries and applications, including advanced manufacturing, automotive, bio-medical devices, AR/VR | |||
supplier | |||
displays , quantum computing, and scientific research. | |||
Large and growing | Global laser revenue is forecast to surpass US$25B by 2025*. Driven by growth in high-tech applications, the GaN laser diode segment is rapidly | ||
markets with few | expanding, predicted to reach US$2.5B in the same period. BluGlass is one of just a handful of GaN laser diode suppliers globally with | ||
competitors | significant unmet customer needs, and high barriers to market entry. | *Source: Strategies Unlimited 2020 | |
Launched six products to | BluGlass has launched its first suite of GaN laser products to the market in Jan '23 providing a clear path to growing customer orders and | ||
commercial revenues. Initial customer orders followed in Feb '23 after significant interest and attention at the leading industry conference, | |||
market & first customer | |||
Photonics West. This is just the beginning, with a raft of other products progressing through the supply chain across violet, blue, and green | |||
orders received | |||
wavelengths. | |||
Unique competitive | BluGlass is establishing itself as a dedicated supplier of GaN laser products to meet significant unmet market needs and address customer | ||
advantages to drive | demand for flexible form factors, custom products, underserved wavelengths and novel architectures. BluGlass' proprietary RPCVD technology | ||
growth | provides unique benefits over the incumbent technology with potential to enable novel devices and increase product performance. | ||
Substantial revenue | BluGlass' full-suite production fab increases development speed, reduces production costs and improves profit margins. The fab scales | ||
capacity & reduced | |||
operations, increasing annual wafer and revenue generation capability to US$170m revenue capacity. | |||
production costs | |||
BLG is undertaking Capital Raise of approximately $12.9m comprising; | |||
Capital Raise | • A Placement to raise A$10.2m ("Placement") under existing LR7.1 & LR7.1A placement capacity | ||
• A 1-for-30non-renounceable entitlement offer to eligible shareholders on the same terms as the Placement to raise approximately $2.7m | |||
("Entitlement offer") | |||
Offer price of $0.06 per New Share. | |||
Use of funds | • Scaling Product Delivery & Capital Expenditure | $4.4M | |
• R&D Financing | $2.2M | ||
• General Working Capital and Transaction Costs | $6.3M |
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BLUGLASS OVERVIEW
WHO WE ARE: LEADING GaN LASER SUPPLIER
BluGlass is one of only a handful of global GaN laser suppliers, with rapidly growing demand and high-barriers to entry
BluGlass offers GaN lasers to the growing industrial,
quantum, biotech, defence, scientific and display markets
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