Integrated Photomatrix Limited, based in Dorchester, Dorset, were a designer, developer and manufacturer of standard and custom optoelectronic and ultrasonic sensors and systems to the defence, telecommunication and steel industries. Detectors are based on silicon and germanium technology. In 2003 the company was incorporated, and in 2006 the company was sold to Thales SA, the global electronics company serving aerospace, defence and security & services markets.