35 years of Infrared
Research, dedication and a great team are the foundations of our success
Our history
IRnova, now an independent company, has its roots in the Swedish research company Acreo and started out as a supplier to the Swedish defense industry. The history dates back to 1986 when the Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) research started within Acreo. When the QWIP research had proven successful and production of Focal Plane Arrays (FPA) was established, shortly after the millennium, Acreo recruited key personnel and formed a workgroup with the intention of transforming this cutting-edge research into products for a wider market. With the strong R&D tradition a solid production- and sales capability was added and the team that was to become IRnova was formed. In 2007 the company was officially launched.
2019 - T2SL HOT SWaP
Launch of HOT SWaP VGA format IDDCA
2019 - IRnova 2.0
New website and new logotype
2018 - Polarimetric QWIP
Production of polarimetric LWIR detector
2017 - QWIP VGA 15 µm
Production launch of 15 μm pitch QWIP IDDCA
2016 - T2SL Dual color
QVGA MWIR dual color pixelated array
2014 - T2SL
Serial production of QVGA T2SL MWIR IDDCA for gas detection
Launch of VGA format 15 μm pitch T2SL MWIR IDDCA
2012 - QWIP SF6
Serial production of QVGA QWIP LWIR IDDCA for SF6 gas detection
2010 FPA to IDCCA
New equity onboard and an updated strategy
2010 - IRnova
T2SL product development starts
2007 - IRnova
IRnova is launched from ACREO
2005 - T2SL
T2SL research is started
2003 - VGA QWIP FPA
Production launch of high resolution 25 μm pitch QWIP FPA
1999 - QVGA QWIP FPA
Volume production of QVGA QWIP FPA serving Swedish indigenous infrared systems
1996 - QWIP
First QWIP prototype
1986 - Initiation
QWIP research initiated in Sweden under ACREO