- Headquarters
- Saxonburg, United States · North America
- Value chain
- Components & subsystems(Inputs); also Advanced materials
- What that means
- Makes the parts others build into products: chips, sensors, optics, modules, engines and subsystems.
- Founded
- 1971
- Staff
- 26,000 (2024)
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- NYSE:COHR on Google Finance
- Website
- coherent.com
- Relevance
- Very high at its strongest, in Advanced Optical Communication & Photonics
Saxonburg, United StatesIn 5 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies · Manufacture · listed #2 of 50
Former II-VI/Finisar; one of the largest makers of datacom and telecom optical transceivers, lasers, InP and VCSEL chips, and wavelength-selective switches.
Relevance: Top maker of transceivers, lasers and optical components
Semiconductors & Advanced Computing · Equipment & materials · listed #10 of 50
Second-largest SiC substrate and epiwafer supplier (ex-II-VI) with 200mm production; its SiC business is backed by Denso and Mitsubishi Electric investment, and it also makes InP and GaAs compound devices.
Relevance: Second-largest SiC substrate supplier
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing · Manufacture · listed #19 of 50
Formerly II-VI; produces engineered photonic materials including SiC and InP substrates, nonlinear and laser crystals, and optical materials.
Relevance: Major engineered photonic materials producer
- Directed Energy TechnologiesModerate
Energy Technologies · Equipment & materials · listed #12 of 50
Supplies laser gain materials, high-power optics, diode pumps and fiber laser components to high-energy laser builders.
Relevance: Key supplier of laser components and optics.
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Equipment & materials · listed #19 of 50
Coherent (formerly II-VI) supplies infrared optics and materials, VCSEL arrays for 3D sensing and photodetectors that feed imaging and lidar systems.
Relevance: Supplies infrared optics and materials globally