IQE
plc
Reach
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
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Term
|
Definition
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AI
|
Artificial intelligence. A
simulation of human intelligence in machines, enabled by complex
machine learning models and algorithms
|
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CMOS
|
Complementary
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
|
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DFB
|
Distributed Feedback Laser, a more
complex laser used for high-rate and medium-long-distance data
transmission
|
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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
|
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FP
|
Fabry-Perot Lasers, one of the
simplest forms of communication lasers, often used in low rate,
short-distance data transmission
|
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GaAs
|
Gallium Arsenide
|
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InP
|
Indium Phosphide
|
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PIC
|
Photonic Integrated Circuit is an
integrated optical chip which two or more photonics components,
creating faster and more efficient data transmission
devices
|
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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
|
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Si
|
Silicon
|
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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
http://iqep.com
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.