Re: NEWS: POET Technologies Provides Highlights from Annual Meeting
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Sep 23, 2019 09:03AM
The slides presented at the Meeting along with a webcast replay can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of POET’s website at: http://www.poet-technologies.com/agm/agm2019.html.
Highlights from the Business and Technology Update
Outlined its plan to intersect with the 400G transceiver market by completing prototypes of 400G optical engines for its strategic networking customer;
Confirmed that the developments for 400G would enable the Company to leverage its cost advantage in the price-competitive 100G transceiver and the 5G wireless telecommunications markets;
Announced several technical achievements incorporated into its Optical Interposer platform, including a 50G-capable PIN detector and an industry-first, integrateable at wafer-scale, demux filter for 400G FR4 applications;
Described the supply chain and manufacturing efficiencies of its newly adopted “fab-light” strategy which will enable the Company to focus on design, development and sales of Optical Interposer solutions;
Outlined its product roadmap and business outlook, with completion of the platform building blocks for 400G optical engines by the end of 2019, demonstration of an integrated 400G transmit and receive optical engine assembled at wafer-scale during the first half of 2020, and moving into assembled product qualification in the second half of 2020;
Summarized the steps for achieving an industry-leading position in chip-scale integrated photonics, based on:
° Disruptive, IP protected Optical Interposer platform design and components;
° Intersection with large, high growth markets in datacom and telecom;
° Low-cost leadership position deriving from scalable wafer-level manufacturing strategy;
° Transformation of the Company’s financial performance through a fab-light business model;
° Leveraging on strong customer “pull” from a tier-one industry partner.
AGM Results
At the AGM, POET Technologies’ shareholders approved the following proposals:
To set the number of directors at seven;
Re-election of the current directors, with no director receiving less than 95% of the votes cast; and
Re-appointment of Marcum LLP as Auditors of the Company.
About POET Technologies Inc.
POET Technologies is the designer and developer of optical engines based on its innovative Optical Interposer platform. The POET Optical Interposer is a flexible, proven approach to integrating electronics and photonics in a single chip-scale package which is assembled, tested and singulated at wafer-scale, providing dramatic reductions in the cost and unparalleled design flexibility to address a range of applications, from pluggable transceivers to on-chip photonics for data centers, servers built for artificial intelligence and machine learning and advanced consumer products. POET believes that its Optical Interposer provides an opportunity for the Company to become a global leader in chip-scale photonics. POET is headquartered in Toronto, with operations in Ottawa, Silicon Valley, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. More information may be obtained at www.poet-technologies.com.
Shareholder Contact:
Shelton Group
Brett L. Perry
sheltonir@sheltongroup.com Company Contact:
Thomas R. Mika, EVP & CFO
tm@poet-technologies.com