Finisar

Finisar Corporation is a manufacturer of optical communication components and subsystems. The company was founded in April 1987 by Frank Levinson and Jerry Rawls in Menlo Park, California.^[3][4] In November 1999, it went public via an initial public offering.^[3] In 2008 Finisar merged with Optium Corporation.^[5] In September 2019, Finisar was acquired by II-VI Incorporated for US$3.2 billion.^[6][7]

Finisar Corporation

Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	Nasdaq: FNSR
Founded	April 1987; 38 years ago (1987-04)[1]: 2
Founders	Frank Levinson Jerry Rawls
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California[2]
Products	Optical communication components[2]
Revenue	US$1.28 billion (2019)[1]
Number of employees	13,000 (2019)[1]
Parent	Coherent Corp.
Website	finisar.com

Finisar's products include optical transceivers, optical engines, active optical cables, optical components, optical instrumentation, ROADM & wavelength management, optical amplifiers, and RF-over-Fiber.^[1] Their products enable high-speed voice, video, and data communications for networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV applications.^[1]

Partnerships

Apple Inc. announced a new partnership with Finisar in December 2017.^[8] The planned investment of $390 million will support Finisar's increase production of its R&D spending and high-volume production of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers that power some of Apple's features such as the Face ID.^[9] The plant, supporting more than 500 jobs, is located in Sherman, Texas.^[9][10]