Leaders of the U.S. startup xLight, which is developing a chip manufacturing laser, Vice President of Accelerator Systems Bruce Dunham, Vice President for Global Policy and Public Sector Partnerships Ben Purser, Vice President of Photon Systems Chris Anderson, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer Nicholas Kelez, Chief Commercial Officer Kevin Heidrich, and Vice President of Engineering and Industrialization Andrew Burrill, stand at the offices of the venture capital firm Playground Global in Palo Alto, California, U.S. in an undated handout photo. xLight/Stephanie Cowan/Handout via REUTERS