🦄 Startups & VC Jun 8, 2026 · Silicon Canals Editorial Team

A 38-metre laser came online in Denver this week claiming a world record, but what Xcimer is actually doing is pointing forty years of chipmaking infrastructure at the power grid

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A 38-metre laser came online in Denver this week claiming a world record, but what Xcimer is actually doing is pointing forty years of chipmaking infrastructure at the power grid
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Fusion startup Xcimer Energy reportedly activated its Phoenix laser system in Denver, claiming the title of the world’s largest privately owned laser. The 38-metre-long machine is described as a deliberate step toward a commercial fusion power plant the company aims to build in the mid-2030s.
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What Phoenix actually is
Phoenix is described as the first electron-beam-pumped excimer laser built in the private sector, and the first of its kind construct

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