Diamond Quanta Inc. today announced an executed Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to advance pulsed-laser processing of engineered diamond materials for semiconductor manufacturing.

The collaboration addresses a central challenge in diamond semiconductor development: controlling material defects and internal strain while establishing processing methods that can be repeated and integrated into manufacturing. It builds on peer-reviewed research published in Carbon Trends in June 2026, which demonstrated measurable densification and strain-field relaxation in single-crystal diamond using sub-melt nanosecond laser processing without detectable graphitization.

Under the CRADA, the partners will investigate laser-processing conditions, including wavelength, pulse duration and energy, to advance process control, repeatability and scalability. Diamond Quanta intends to apply the resulting knowledge to Diamond Forge 1, its pilot manufacturing and process integration platform under development at Diamond Valley in Petaluma, California.

“Diamond Forge 1 is where we intend to translate our materials research into repeatable manufacturing processes,” said Adam Khan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Quanta. “The LLNL collaboration will help us refine the laser-processing conditions needed for that transition, while our equipment integration work with Heller advances the platform for customer evaluation.”

Connecting Research to Manufacturing

Diamond Forge 1 is being developed around Diamond Quanta’s Adamantine Platform™, which combines engineered-diamond materials, process integration and metrology to support customer qualification and future manufacturing deployment.

Heller Industries, Diamond Quanta’s strategic investor and equipment integration partner, is supporting the engineering and integration of the company’s initial manufacturing equipment. The companies announced their strategic investment and equipment partnership in September 2025.

“Demonstrating a materials process in the laboratory is one step. Integrating it into manufacturing equipment with the necessary process control and repeatability is another,” said David Heller, Chief Executive Officer of Heller Industries. “Our work with Diamond Quanta focuses on that engineering transition, with the goal of supporting customer evaluation and future manufacturing deployment.”

The LLNL research will inform Diamond Quanta’s process-development roadmap as the company advances Diamond Forge 1 toward initial operation and customer qualification activities. Heller Industries is not a party to the CRADA.

Diamond Quanta also plans to exhibit at CES 2027 in Las Vegas, where it intends to showcase its engineered-diamond technology and progress toward manufacturing integration.

About Diamond Quanta

Diamond Quanta is building manufacturing infrastructure to standardize semiconductor-compatible engineered diamond integration through the Adamantine Platform™. The company combines proprietary interface engineering, scalable process technologies, and strategic manufacturing partnerships to enable engineered diamond integration within existing semiconductor manufacturing ecosystems. Diamond Quanta operates an IP-led, fab-light commercial model built around paid customer qualification, technology licensing, and recurring royalties with strategic manufacturing partners.

Diamond Quanta is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with expanded operations at Diamond Valley in Petaluma, California, and engineering and commercialization activities through HAX in Newark, New Jersey.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding research objectives, process development, manufacturing integration, facility and equipment readiness, customer qualification and planned demonstrations. These statements reflect current expectations and are subject to technical, operational, regulatory and market risks. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied.

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