Mar. 9, 2006 – Xponent Photonics, a maker of optical components, announced that it has begun production volumes of silicon planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) at Innovative Micro Technology. IMT will produce PLCs, microfilters and support chips at its MEMs fabrication facilities in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The announcement is the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of effort to put Xponent’s surface mount photonic platform into a merchant silicon foundry, according to prepared statements by Jeffrey Rittichier, Xponent president and CEO.