Lithuania in the News
6th March 2016
Lithuanian Electronics in International Spotlight Again
The Vizbaras brothers recieving Global Lithuania Award from
President Dalia Grybauskitë. (L-R) President Grybauskaitë and
the Vizbaras brothers - Dominykas, Kristijonas and Augustinas.
Photo courtesy lrp.lt
A new tunable semiconductor laser, the SensAline laser, manufactured by the Lithuanian firm Brolis Semiconductors, has won the top prize in the CSindustry Awards 2016 in Innovation Award category, at the annual compound semiconductor conference CS-international 2016, in Brussels March 1-2, 2016.
Brolis Semiconductors is a high tech company specialising in the manufacture of light emitting semiconductors from infrared to mid-infrared, using compound III-V materials such as gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and gallium antimonide (GaSb). It
Award to Brolis Semiconductors.
Photo courtesy investlithuania .com
was founded in 2011 by three brothers - businessman Dominykas Vizbaras and physicists twins Augustinas and Kristijonas Vizbaras, after Augustinas and Kristijonas had completed their doctorates in Germany, following on from studies in Lithuania and Sweden. The word "brolis" in Lithuanian in fact actually means "brother". Their laboratory in Vilnius was completed in 2012 and was followed by the registration of their first working laser in March 2013.
Brolis Semiconductors are no strangers to international and Lithuanian awards. Earlier awards include Swedish Business Awards (2012) - “Young Entrepreneur of the Year”, Global Lithuanian Awards (2013) - “For bringing back international experience and implemented innovations”, Preis der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Litauen (2013) - “Jungen Unternehmen”
The success of Brolis Semiconductors again illustrates the innovative advanced technology that is now flourishing in Lithuania.

Further information:
http://investlithuania.lt/
http://www.investlithuania.com/news/brolis-semiconductors-laser-wins-the-innovation-award-at-csindustry-awards-2016/
http://csawards.net/winners2016.php
http://www.delfi.lt/mokslas/mokslas/lazeriu-laboratorija-isuke-trys-broliai-lietuvoje-pasaka.d?id=63354328