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Bookham Technology plc |
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PROFILE |
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And you thought splitting hairs was tedious. Bookham Technology integrates the light processing functions of optical components onto silicon chips, which it then puts into products such as optical networking transceivers, transmitters, receivers, and multiplexers. Typical devices for dividing wavelengths of light require manufacturers to manually combine several components, such as lasers, lenses, and filters, whereas Bookham can achieve similar functionality with a single chip. Major customers include Nortel (55% of sales), Marconi (19%), and Lucent (7%). Founder and executive chairman Andrew Rickman and his wife, Nichola, own 22% of the company, whose other investors include Cisco and Scientific-Atlanta.
COMPETITION |
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DEALS |
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Deal: Bookham Technology Buys Measurement Microsystems
Date Announced: 01.26.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 47.5
Description: British optical component maker acquires Canadian optical signal technology firm in a $47.5 million deal.
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STOCK ANALYSIS |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 39.30
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 585.8%
Employees: 978
Revenue per employee: $40,184.05
KEY PEOPLE |
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Giorgio Anania
CEO
Philip Smith
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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90 Milton Park
Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 4RY, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-1235-837000
Fax: 44-1235-827201
Online: Web Site
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