POET cooperates with 8-inch silicon wafer foundry Sijia Technology to develop optical insertion platform

Designers and manufacturers of optoelectronic devices in Toronto, Canada, POET Technologies, Inc., and San Jose, California, USA, including light sources for sensing and data communications markets, passive wave guides, and photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Provides CMOS logic, high-voltage, mixed-signal, RF, BCD, wafer foundries for manufacturing and design support services for power and MEMS technologies.) Joint development of manufacturing processes and manufacturing of POET's optical interposer platforms. This collaboration is expected to accelerate the optical insertion platform The commercial production of this will enable the optical engine of single-mode transceiver modules and other high-bandwidth devices.

The two companies will jointly bring about the key waveguide process previously developed by POET for its optical interposer and implement the new equipment process at Sijia Technology's 8-inch silicon-silicon wafer foundry (commercial production started in 2001, and With a capacity of 46,000 wafers per month.) To this end, Silicon Technology, Inc. agreed to provide financial support for the purchase of manufacturing and test equipment and share some of the costs associated with equipment improvements, as well as for the installation of optical interposers. Equipment. This cooperation also includes the manufacture of prototypes, initial production and mass production of wafers for wafer purchase agreements.

Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, CEO of POET, said, 'After several months of initial collaboration, this agreement with SiliconGatemark marks an important milestone in the commercialization of the POET optical interposer platform. The resources and investments allow us to establish a unique manufacturing process and reliable wafer supply for our optical interposers. Sijia Technology provides POET with truly unique advanced 90nm lithography, cost-effective 8-inch silicon processed copper metal And MEMS functions, these are all needed for our optical interposer... POET has now acquired key elements in the commercialization process, allowing us to establish more cooperative relationships with potential customers.

Firdaus Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of SiliconPlus Technology, stated: 'The company believes that this cooperation is a key strategic engagement for the growing demand for cost-effective solutions for the use of optical chips to solve data center interconnections.' POET's optical interpolators are A major advancement in other optical interconnect methods, and contributes to the co-encapsulation of electronic and photonic devices in a single multichip module (MCM). POET's 'Integrated Photonic Solutions' solution is expected to further realize photonic mediation in the future Integrated and collaborative optimization of layered and chip-level photonics for ASICs and digital signal processors for larger markets. The company looks forward to a long-term and prosperous relationship between our two companies and our team.

The agreement includes provisions for a number of joint development projects. POET has commissioned a new purchase of equipment from Sijia Technology's 8-inch wafer foundry, various support services provided by Sijia Technology, and purchase of optically-accepted products from Sijia Technology. Inserter device wafer.