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12 March 2025
Teradyne to acquire photonic integrated circuit test firm Quantifi
Automated test solutions provider Teradyne Inc of North Reading, MA, USA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Quantifi Photonics Ltd of Auckland, New Zealand, which provides test solutions for scalable and cost-effective high-volume manufacturing of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), co-packaged optics and pluggable optics. The acquisition is expected to close in second-quarter 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.
The acquisition will enable Teradyne to deliver scalable test solutions for PIC technology, which leverages wafer-based manufacturing, multi-die integration, and advanced packaging with high-speed I/O interfaces to enable the rapidly evolving high-performance compute market to support AI workloads.
“The extraordinary growth and complexity driven by Cloud AI will require optical interconnect solutions to support the bandwidth and reduce the power required for next-generation networks,” says Teradyne’s CEO Greg Smith. “We are thrilled to welcome the Quantifi Photonics team to Teradyne to accelerate the development of cost-effective, high-throughput test solutions for wafer-level, die/multi-die and co-packaged optical module testing,” he adds.
“By combining Quantifi Photonics’ deep expertise in photonic testing and Teradyne’s leadership in semiconductor ATE, we are uniquely positioned to revolutionize photonics high-volume manufacturing,” reckons Quantifi Photonics’ co-founder & CEO Iannick Monfils. “The silicon photonics market is at an inflection point that requires innovative, state-of-the-art solutions to unlock its full potential,” he adds. “By combining our strengths, Teradyne and Quantifi Photonics will provide customers with complete turn-key photonic test solutions that allow them to scale.”
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