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RNS Number : 3008I  IQE PLC  26 March 2024

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

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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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