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Photonics sector · primary-sourced research

The companies building silicon photonics — sourced, cited, contested.

Working knowledge bases for the public and private companies bringing photonic integration into AI-scale optical interconnects. Long-form notes, falsifiable theses, primary-source citations on every load-bearing claim.

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KBs covered
~250k
words written
daily
data refresh
100%
primary-sourced

Recent material events

cross-sector · last 30 days

Sector universe — value chain

covered · planned · referenced · adjacent ·

Every entity in the optical-interconnect commercialization value chain. Click a covered tile to open its KB. Planned + referenced tiles show one-line context on hover. Adjacent layers (custom silicon, hyperscalers, EDA, equipment) have a primary home in another sector hub and are shown here for cross-reference only.

Universe boundary: pure-play silicon-photonics commercialization. Adjacent sectors (AI silicon, networking, EDA, equipment) get their own hubs — companies appear in multiple hubs but each has one canonical KB.

Coverage roadmap

Tier 1 — covered 4

Full KB at <ticker>.primarysourced.com. Daily data refresh, falsifiable thesis, source log, dashboards.

LWLG · MRVL · POET · GFS
Tier 2 — planned ~10

On the coverage queue. Selection criteria: clean public filer, sector-strategic position, mentioned in ≥2 existing KBs.

LITE · COHR · TSEM · AAOI · FN · …
Tier 3 — referenced ~30

Named in covered KBs but no standalone site. Useful for cross-context; not currently scheduled for full coverage.

private · acquired · pre-IPO · niche

Primary sources

SEC filings, company press releases, conference materials. Every load-bearing claim traced to a citable source or flagged with explicit confidence.

Falsifiable theses

Each thesis is structured around named conditions that would make it wrong — tracked over time, not just the bull case.

Open disagreements

Where our reading conflicts with company statements, sell-side, or community consensus, we name the disagreement and the evidence on both sides.