Cleanroom Facilities Help Bring Bookham Technology to MD

COLUMBIA, MD — Bookham Technology, which provides integrated optical circuits and modules to telecommunications and network system providers, will open the doors of its American headquarters and newest manufacturing facility – a former Honeywell International building – later this week.

According to company officials, the decision to open shop in Howard County was facilitated by the site’s cleanroom facilities. The 150,000 square foot facility is located in the Oakland Ridge Industrial Park in Howard County.

The facility is expected to open Thursday. Officials said they expect to begin manufacturing test products by mid-February and silicon technology by the end of the third fiscal quarter.

There are currently 30 employees at the building. That number is expected to rise to 1,000.

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