The title over one of the slides outlining foundry announcements later this year (timing in the last column) indicated that it was about scaling. It is there for everyone to see.
This is what I expect from the foundry announcements (2 of them) this year. Whether there will me more to announce is unclear from this slide. Others may have heard more at the ASM but they are not talking here on this message board. However, others seem to suggest that this is not going to sit there "on the table" without some type of arrangement that will either be announced then or at a later date. We just don't know.
Regardless this will be a VERY significant announcement because it will be mean that the foundry is ready to go ahead with orders from some Tier 1 company. Who is behind this push to have Lightwave work with the foundry on these modulators? Somebody is for sure. And the WHO will be a big deal.
I for one am not going to be dislodged by any short who says "see no business, no contract, no revenue, all talk, more of the same".
But they can no longer say that the modulators cannot be scaled for mass production which is what they have been saying for a long time now. THEY WILL BE PROVEN WRONG shortly.
Hold the line.
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