Coherent (NYSE: COHR) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Coherent specializes in lasers and optics technology for manufacturing, medical, and scientific research applications worldwide.
Coherent
Coherent is a global developer and manufacturer of optical materials, networking components, and laser systems. The company supplies engineered materials, optoelectronic devices, and high-precision laser solutions used across cloud datacenter, telecommunications, semiconductor capital equipment, industrial manufacturing, automotive, display, and life science markets. Its portfolio includes optical transceivers, wavelength selective switches, silicon carbide substrates, industrial fiber lasers, and optical components that enable high-speed data transmission and precision material processing. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the company operates research, engineering, and manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Products and/or services of Coherent
- Datacenter Transceivers: Optical transceiver modules, including 800G and 1.6T DR8 devices using silicon photonics and VCSEL lasers, produced at facilities in Texas, California, and Asia to enable high-speed data transmission within hyperscale cloud and AI datacenter networks globally.
- Telecom Components and Modules: Wavelength selective switches, optical amplifiers, coherent transceivers, and subsea optical devices manufactured in North America, Europe, and Asia for long-haul, metro, subsea, and space-based telecommunication networks supporting global optical communications infrastructure.
- Engineered Materials: Silicon carbide substrates, advanced ceramics, and optical crystal components produced at facilities in Pennsylvania and Texas, serving power electronics for electric vehicles, defense platforms, and high-power radio frequency applications worldwide.
- Industrial Laser Systems: High-power fiber, diode, and ultrafast lasers used for metal welding, precision cutting, micro-machining, and thermoplastic heating, fabricated in major manufacturing hubs in Germany, the United States, and China for industrial automated assembly.
- Semiconductor Equipment Components: High-precision optical elements, laser sources, and ceramic structural components manufactured for lithography systems, wafer inspection tools, and flat-panel display manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and East Asia.
- AI Optical Platforms: Integrated optical circuit switches and complete optical signal chain platforms providing high-bandwidth, direct optical GPU interconnectivity to reduce electrical-optical conversions and power consumption in large-scale artificial intelligence computing clusters.
Coherent executive team
- Mr. James Robert AndersonCEO, President & Employee Director
- Ms. Sherri R. Luther CPACFO & Treasurer
- Dr. Julie Sheridan EngChief Technology Officer
- Mr. Rob BeardChief Legal & Global Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary
- Dr. Giovanni Barbarossa Ph.D.Chief Strategy Officer
- Ms. Ilaria MocciaroSenior VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller
- Mr. Sunny SunExecutive Vice President of Communications
- Ms. Grace G. LeeChief People Officer
- Dr. Beck MasonExecutive Vice President of Semiconductor Devices
- Dr. Lee XuExecutive Vice President of Datacenter