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InPho

Semiconductors & PhotonicsCloud & Digital InfrastructureKanata, ON

Kanata fabless developer of indium-phosphide electro-absorption modulated laser chips that monolithically integrate high-speed electronics and photonics on one substrate, sold to data-centre and AI optical-module makers at 100G and 200G per lane.

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About

Source: inpho.io

InPho states that it "was founded by a team of experts passionate about solving the hardest problems in compute and communications", noting that the team "built the first long haul fiber (now deployed over five billion kilometers), launched the first ever cable modems, brought to market the most advanced DSL systems, and exited companies worth tens of billions", and that it is "building the next generation of connectors for all leading edge IT - starting with high performance datacenters". Its stated technical position is "Monolithically integrated electronics and photonics for the highest performance in demanding applications". The company's legal name is Electrophotonic-IC Inc.

  • Received $3,000,000 from FedDev Ontario in March 2025 to commercialize high-speed fibre-optic chips. The announcement's $7 million headline is the total across six Ottawa-region recipients. canada.ca

  • Incorporated federally on 2013-12-03 as Electrophotonic-IC Inc., with status Active and 2024 and 2025 annual returns filed. ised-isde.canada.ca

  • Ships 100G, 200G single-ended and 200G differential electro-absorption modulated laser chips, with modulator-plus-driver and PIN-plus-TIA parts listed as coming soon. inpho.io

  • Its 200G product brief describes PAM4 operation at 120 Gbaud in the O-band with Telcordia GR-468-CORE reliability qualification. inpho.io

  • Chairman and CEO Joe Costello backed the federal Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre expansion in May 2026. kanatanorthba.com

Products & Services

Company site: inpho.io

Products InPho publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

100G EML

Laser chip

A 100G-per-lane electro-absorption modulated laser chip for data-centre optical modules.

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200G EML

Laser chip

A 200G-per-lane single-ended electro-absorption modulated laser chip, specified for PAM4 operation at 120 Gbaud in the O-band.

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200G Differential EML

Laser chip

A differential version of the 200G-per-lane electro-absorption modulated laser chip.

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Government & Grants

Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.

  1. FedDev Ontario, to support commercialization of high-speed fibre-optic chips

    C$3.0M2025canada.ca

Recent News

  1. Mar 3, 2025Government

    Government of Canada investments support six AI and tech businesses across Ottawa Region

    FedDev Ontario awarded InPho $3,000,000 to commercialize high-speed fibre-optic chips that create fast optical links between computers. The announcement covered six Ottawa-region recipients totalling over $7 million.

People

Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.

Joe Costello

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Technology Focus

Company site: inpho.io

Terms the company uses about its own work.

Electro-absorption modulated laser (EML)Indium phosphide (InP)Monolithic electronic-photonic integrationPAM4O-band CWDMPhotonic integration

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