Laird Technologies acquires Nextreme Thermal Solutions

Laird Technologies, designer and supplier of customised performance-critical components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, has acquired US-based developer of thin-film thermoelectric technologies Nextreme Thermal Solutions.

Nextreme’s technology, delivering high-precision cooling in an ultrasmall form factor, will advance Laird’s performance in its existing thermal management business. This is particularly beneficial as devices become smaller and more compact. Nextreme and Laird currently have a strategic design and distribution partnership, but the acquisition enables wider market access to serve current and potential new customers in application areas such as sensors, solar power and LEDs. In addition, Laird provides the ability to rapidly scale up Nextreme’s operations in order to exploit the full potential of these next-generation products.