POET Technologies Inc. POET

Company Overview

POET Technologies Inc. is a semiconductor and photonics company focused on optical interposer and integrated photonic solutions used in data communications, artificial intelligence networking, telecommunications, and sensing applications. The company operates within the broader semiconductor, optoelectronics, and photonic integration industries, developing products intended to improve power efficiency, scalability, and manufacturing integration for high-speed optical connectivity. Its technology platform is centered on the proprietary POET Optical Interposer™, which integrates electronic and photonic components into a unified packaging architecture for optical engines and modules.

The company’s primary revenue drivers have historically included product development agreements, optical engine commercialization, and technology licensing activities tied to advanced optical networking applications. POET has positioned itself as a provider of integrated photonic packaging solutions designed to reduce assembly complexity and lower manufacturing costs for optical transceivers used in cloud computing and AI infrastructure. Originally founded as Opel Technologies Inc. in Canada, the company evolved from photovoltaic and semiconductor research into photonic integration technologies before adopting the POET Technologies name and focusing primarily on optical interposer-based solutions for data-center and telecom markets.