The startup develops optical transceivers, active optical cables, and onboard optics to enhance data transmission capabilities in data centers. Their products address supply chain bottlenecks, enabling faster data center expansion and improved market responsiveness to growing data demands.
Funding
$24.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Data centers, cloud computing providers, and 5G mobile operators face increasing strain on their infrastructures due to technologies like 5G, IoT, cloud computing, and big data. Traditional manufacturers struggle to produce high-performance interconnect products quickly enough to meet the escalating demand for optical connectivity, which doubles every 8-10 months.
Solution
Adolite addresses the supply chain bottleneck in optical interconnects with its high-volume manufacturing of optical transceivers, active optical cables (AOC), and on-board optics (OBO). Their products enable data centers, cloud computing providers, and 5G mobile operators to expand their infrastructure and accelerate market innovation. Adolite's proprietary process replaces embedded fiber with polymer, simplifying the physical structure and streamlining production. This approach allows for faster delivery of high-performance optical interconnect products at 100G, 400G, and beyond, supporting the increasing data demands of their customers.
Target Audience
The primary customers are data centers, cloud computing providers, and 5G mobile operators seeking to expand their infrastructure and increase data transmission capabilities.
Features
- Single-layer flexible printed circuit (FPC) design embedding optical waveguides and electrical circuits
- Direct integration of lasers and photo diodes onto the FPC using flip-chip bonding techniques
- Elimination of lenses and fiber alignment, reducing production time by 20-80 seconds per transceiver
- High-volume manufacturing capabilities with increased throughput
- Support for data rates from 25G to 400G
- Available in active optical cable (AOC), quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP), and on-board optics (OBO) form factors
- Line quality-control system with error-proof, foolproof, and complete final inspection, as well as full traceability
- Industry 4.0 automation and on track to receive ISO 9001: 2015 certification