Suresh Venketesan is speaking loud and clear about being taken seriously. No doubt in my mind POET is on the right path by following the rules of logistics and requisitioning reliable and qualified suppliers. As Sgt. Barnes (Platoon) quoted: when the machine breaks down, we break down.....(some on this site more than others LOL!)

Am I reading this correctly below that Anadigics is an interim supplier? "with a single source to be announced soon"

"There aren't too many companies out there today that have this. Most foundries are still at three or four inch, while many six inch foundries in the Far East don't yet process optical components," points out Venketesan.

"In terms of long-term high volume manufacturing we're still evaluating who this will be, but it is this mix of six-inch facility and VCSEL capability that has engaged us initially with Anadigics," he adds.

With foundry in tow, POET is also about to pin down its epitaxy wafer supplier. According to the chief executive, the company is currently working with several external epi-vendors with a single source to be announced soon.

"We're still in the process of scaling up here but over the course of this year, as epi-wafers are built and qualified, we will finalise our exact source," he says.