IQE PLC

LSE:IQE

IQE Plc is a holding company, which engages in the research, development and provision of engineering consultancy services to the compound semiconductor industry. The firm is engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and sale of compound semiconductor materials. The company operates through three segments: Wireless, Photonics and CMOSS++. Wireless segment manufactures and sells compound semiconductor material for the wireless market, which includes radio frequency devices that enable wireless communications. Photonics segment manufactures and sells compound semiconductor material for the photonics market, which includes applications that either transmit or sense light, both visible and infrared. The CMOSS++ segment manufactures and sells semiconductor materials related to silicon, which include the combination of the properties of compound semiconductors with those of the silicon technologies. Its markets include industrial, healthcare, automotive, cloud, networking and Internet of Things (IoT), aerospace and defense, fifth generation (5G) network infrastructure and consumer mobile.