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Apple Acquiring Materials Science Company PlasmaSolve

Earlier this year, Apple informed the European Union that it had agreed to acquire certain assets and hire employees from PlasmaSolve, according to a notice published today on the European Commission's website.

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Apple Inc. ("Apple"), through a subsidiary, will acquire the entire issued share capital of PlasmaSolve s.r.o. ("PlasmaSolve") and offer employment to and hire certain PlasmaSolve employees. PlasmaSolve develops solutions, including a plasma simulation software, to design and optimize plasma-based manufacturing processes.

PlasmaSolve is a Czech materials science firm founded in 2016 that has focused on creating simulation software to assist manufacturers with various plasma-related technologies. The company's website remains active, and it outlines some of the grant funding it has received over the years related to its work.

PlasmaSolve's primary product was MatSight, a suite of apps intended to help manufacturers simulate the results of various vapor deposition processes for metals. Apple has used the technology for many years on a number of products, including on various iPhone models to create a durable thin film on the casing to minimize scratching and other damage.

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DocMultimedia Avatar
6 hours ago at 06:49 am
Apple sure seems to find small companies that do interesting things.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lazyrighteye Avatar
5 hours ago at 07:05 am
Capability via acquisition? Czech.
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6 hours ago at 06:55 am

Apple sure seems to find small companies that do interesting things.
They seem to have an idea on who they want to make something find the small niche company who has been working on it with limited but success and they swoop in and take then over and fund them. Liquid Metal a near 15 year work in progress to use it in the fold phone. So yeah we may not see this come to a product for decades but something about it tickled the materials team fancy about the deep future.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
boswald Avatar
5 hours ago at 08:01 am
As long as they don’t create phased plasma rifles with a 40-watt range…
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