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Coherent, Sherman, Texas
Sherman, United States33.64°N 96.61°W
computed criticality17/100
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World's first InP 150 mm line, production launched August 2025
2025Fault line
A former Texas Instruments silicon fab reconverted, Sherman carries the world's first 6-inch InP platform for EMLs, CW lasers and photodetectors. It is the main Western bet to relieve the laser bottleneck, but ramping yields on a new InP wafer diameter remains an exercise without precedent.
Actors
Coherent Corp. (Saxonburg)
US Dept. of Commerce (Washington)
Depends on 2
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Indium joins China's export controlsFeb 1, 2025↗Sources