Photonics, the use of light for applications as diverse as lasers and telecommunications, powers the Internet as we know it today. Integrated photonics manufacturing, the next generation of this of technology, involves integrating electronic and photonics technologies into single systems rather than the assortments of discrete units that exist today. Realising these opportunities requires development of high-volume mass-manufacturing, assembly, and packaging technologies and processes that are reliable and cost-effective.

POET Technologies Inc. is the developer of an integrated circuit platform that will power the next wave of innovation in integrated circuits, by combining electronics and optics onto a single chip for massive improvements in size, power, speed and cost.

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