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RNS Number : 2650O  IQE PLC  02 October 2023

IQE plc

 

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Cardiff, UK

2 October 2023

 

 

IQE launches industry first 6" InP DFB Laser Platform for AI and data centre
applications

 

 

IQE plc (AIM:  IQE, "IQE" or the "Group"), the leading supplier of compound
semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions to the global
semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce the industry's first 150 mm
(6") Indium Phosphide (InP) platform enabling the scaled production of
electro-optic devices at the core of artificial intelligence (AI), machine
learning and cloud data centre networks.

In collaboration with Kelvin Nanotechnology and the James Watt Nanofabrication
Centre, IQE has developed a process-ready 6" Distributed Feedback (DFB) InP
laser wafer platform, enabling customers to deliver high-volume laser
solutions supporting the rapid growth in high-speed optical data links.

IQE's data infrastructure semiconductor materials are employed across a
diverse range of transceiver platforms. As a pioneer in InP, IQE is further
demonstrating the technology's scalability, enabling a step change in volume
manufacturing to satisfy an increasing demand for DFB lasers. This also
ensures optical interconnect technology remains cost competitive, as network
traffic scales to meet the requirements of generative AI and data intensive
applications.

Peter Rabbeni, Senior Vice President, Communications Infrastructure and
Security Business Unit of IQE, commented:

''We are pleased to be able to offer our data infrastructure customers an
industry first, laser epitaxy on a 6" InP wafer platform. Scaling our current
laser materials technology to deliver a fab-ready service at this size
provides an immediate competitive advantage and faster time to market."

Dr. Brendan Casey, CEO of Kelvin Nanotechnology, commented:

 

"We are delighted to be able to demonstrate a DFB grating technology fully
deployed on a 6" InP platform with high yield and uniformity, and we look
forward to working with IQE in bringing this capability to the market."

 

 

 

 

Contacts:

 

IQE plc

+44 (0) 29 2083 9400

Americo Lemos

Neil Rummings

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
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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 manufacturing
locations in the UK, US and Taiwan, and is listed on the AIM Stock Exchange in
London.

 

ABOUT KELVIN NANOTECHNOLOGY

https://kntnano.com (https://kntnano.com)

Kelvin Nanotechnology is a leading supplier of nanofabrication services for
prototyping and production and is the commercial arm of the James Watt
Nanofabrication Centre at the University of Glasgow.

 

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