Our Unique Expertise

Acacia’s approach to siliconization of the optical interconnect requires a team with a broad range of capabilities. The engineering and management teams at Acacia not only have extensive experience in optical systems and networking, but they are also industry leaders in specific technical areas, such as silicon photonics and algorithm development.

Four Core Capabilities

DSP
Algorithms Development
ASIC Design and Verification

Optics
Silicon Photonic Integration
System Optimization

RF
RF Layout
RF Simulation

SW
Subsystem Integration
Customer Collaboration

Acacia has all the pieces to the interconnect puzzle

Our Competitive Strengths

Our expertise in a wide range of advanced technologies allows us to innovate at the rapid pace expected by our telecommunications and data networking end users.

Murugesan Shanmugaraj

President and Chief Executive Officer

John F. Gavin

Chief Financial Officer

Benny P. Mikkelsen

Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Christian J. Rasmussen

Founder, VP of Digital Signal Processing & Optics

Mehrdad Givehchi

Founder, VP of Hardware and Software

VP Sales and Business Development

Janene I. Asgeirsson

VP, General Counsel

John P. Kavanagh

Senior VP of Operations

Renee M. Pianka

Chief Human Resources Officer

A leading provider of high-speed integrated optical interconnect modules

Acacia is a leading provider of high-speed integrated optical interconnect modules which enhance network performance by improving the capabilities of optical equipment, routers and switches while simultaneously reducing operating costs for network equipment manufacturers and cloud and service providers.

Leveraging the strength of silicon for photonics

Acacia uses silicon as the platform for the integration of multiple discrete photonic functions and offers greater levels of integration while reducing the density and cost of optical interconnect products. Leveraging the advances in silicon processing, each new generation of product has enabled higher data rates, lower power and higher performance than the one before.

Low power digital signal processing technology

Leveraging internally developed signal processing algorithms, Acacia is able to introduce low power CMOS integrated circuits that offer both flexibility and performance.

Customer collaboration provides deep understanding of market needs

Acacia works closely with its customers to gain deep insights into the current and future needs within a market. We design our products with their input in mind to not only meet their customer demands, but anticipate future innovation and development within an industry.

A partner in the success of our customers

Acacia customers want to integrate products quickly and efficiently to get to market early and reduce development costs. Applications support is the key.

Careers

Join a global team of passionate problem solvers who are changing the world through optical networking technology. Work in a culture that's collaborative, challenging and fun.

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Spotlight

Learn how Acacia’s technologies are making breakthroughs.

Featured resources:

OFC 2017: Silicon Photonics Coherent Transceiver in a Ball-Grid Array Package
Silicon photonic integration in telecommunications

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Innovative component technology, proven product development, and a commitment to customer support