IQE plc
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Cardiff, UK
26 March 2024
IQE enhances AI connectivity for data communications with advanced high-speed portfolio expansion
IQE plc (AIM: IQE, "IQE" or the "Group"), the leading global supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions, is pleased to announce a strengthened portfolio of high-speed optical connectivity epiwafers to address increasing demands for artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, carrier, and data-intensive workloads.
These products are designed to meet the demands of AI and data centres now and in the future, while also increasing energy efficiency. The new offerings are:
· The industry's first foundry epitaxy service for 1310 nm Quantum Dot Lasers (QDL), available on both GaAs and Si, with PIC and CMOS platform compatibility to enable customers to develop next generation high data payload optical transceivers for greater performance and energy efficiency within data centres
· Launch of a 56G 850 nm VCSEL reference design for pulsed amplitude modulation (PAM-4) optical transmission in data centre and enterprise short-reach multimode fiber (MMF) applications
· Release of a 6" InP based PIN photodetector platform, complementing our 6" InP FP, DFB and EML signal laser offering, for customers prototyping photonics devices at disruptive larger wafer diameters, enabling the industry to scale and meet the future demands of datacom whilst driving economies of scale
Mark Furlong, Executive Vice President, Business Development, commented:
"Datacom is undergoing a rapid transformation as it needs to meet the demands of generative AI and its high-speed data processing. Our strengthened portfolio is at the forefront of an industry drive for faster, more efficient and cost-effective data connectivity solutions. We are enabling our customers to develop a competitive advantage to transform optical networks at the heart of AI engines and next-gen compute while also generating economies of scale and supporting the need for more sustainable solutions."
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
| AI | Artificial intelligence. A simulation of human intelligence in machines, enabled by complex machine learning models and algorithms |
| CMOS | Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor |
| DFB | Distributed Feedback Laser, a more complex laser used for high-rate and medium-long-distance data transmission |
| EML | Electro-absorption-Modulated Laser is a DFB laser integrated with a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA), used to transmit data over longer distances and at high speed |
| FP | Fabry-Perot Lasers, one of the simplest forms of communication lasers, often used in low rate, short-distance data transmission |
| GaAs | Gallium Arsenide |
| InP | Indium Phosphide |
| PIC | Photonic Integrated Circuit is an integrated optical chip which two or more photonics components, creating faster and more efficient data transmission devices |
| Quantum Dot Lasers | A diode where light is emitted from quantum dot structures in the active region of the laser, offering performance advantages over bulk or quantum well based devices |
| Si | Silicon |
| VCSEL | Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers are a high performance lasers with unique properties which make them suitable for high speed communication and 3D sensing applications |
Contacts:
IQE plc
+44 (0) 29 2083 9400
Americo Lemos
Jutta Meier
Amy Barlow
Headland Consultancy (Financial PR)
+ 44 (0) 20 38054822
Andy Rivett-Carnac: +44 (0) 7968 997 365
Chloe Francklin: +44 (0)78 3497 4624
ABOUT IQE
IQE is the leading global supplier of advanced compound semiconductor wafers and materials solutions that enable a diverse range of applications across:
· Smart Connected Devices
· Communications Infrastructure
· Automotive and Industrial
· Aerospace and Security
As a scaled global epitaxy wafer manufacturer, IQE is uniquely positioned in this market which has high barriers to entry. IQE supplies the global market and is enabling customers to innovate at chip and OEM level. By leveraging the Group's intellectual property portfolio including know-how and patents, it produces epitaxy wafers of superior quality, yield and unit economics.
IQE is headquartered in Cardiff UK, with employees across eight manufacturing locations in the UK, US and Taiwan, and is listed on the AIM Stock Exchange in London.
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