POET Technologies Inc.

POET Technologies Inc. is a design and development company specializing in opto-electronic solutions, high-speed optical engines, light source products, and custom optical modules. The company's mission is to become a global leader in chip-scale photonic solutions by leveraging its proprietary Optical Interposer technology to enable the seamless integration of electronics and photonics. POET Technologies is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

At the core of POET's offerings is the POET Optical Interposer™ platform, a patented technology that facilitates the integration of electronic and photonic devices onto a single chip using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. This platform underpins a range of products, including high-speed optical engines (such as 1.6T, 800G, and 400G), light source products, and custom optical modules. These solutions are primarily targeted at high-growth market segments including artificial intelligence (AI) systems, hyperscale data centers, data communications, telecommunications, 5G interconnects, and sensing applications like LIDAR, medical devices, and virtual reality systems.

Dr. Suresh Venkatesan serves as the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, with Thomas Mika as the Executive Vice President and CFO. In late April 2026, POET Technologies experienced a significant stock price decline following the cancellation of purchase orders from Marvell Semiconductor Inc., which had acquired Celestial AI. Marvell cited disclosures made by POET in contravention of confidentiality obligations as the reason for the cancellation. Despite this event, the company maintains its focus on commercializing photonics-based platforms for AI networks, having secured substantial capital and expanded partnerships with companies such as Semtech, LITEON, and NTT. POET aims to position itself as a leader in chip-scale photonic solutions, emphasizing the lower cost, reduced energy consumption, miniaturization, and scalability advantages of its technology.