Technical Insight
Multiplex receives $105 million funding boost (Fiber News)
Multiplex receives $105 million funding boost Multiplex, a vertically integrated manufacturer of optoelectronic components and subsystems, has announced that it has obtained in excess of $105 million in third-round financing. With this round, investments in the company exceed $130 million since its founding in March 1998. These funds will be used to continue expanding Multiplex s product range, and to quickly expand its manufacturing capacity into a new 226 000 sq. ft facility that will also house its corporate headquarters. Multiplex will be moving into the new facility during the fourth quarter of 2001. The building will include facilities for material growth, processing and packaging, and will also contain assembly lines. The company will continue to maintain two other facilities in New Jersey as well as its high-speed design center in California. Multiplex is a developer of active photonic components and subsystems for telecom applications. Product offerings include 10 Gbit/s 1550 nm and 1310 nm EMLs, high-sensitivity 10 Gbit/s photoreceivers, high-power 980 nm pump lasers, 10 Gbit/s tunable EML transmitters (see Compound Semiconductor May 2001, p57), and 10 Gbit/s transponders.
