POET Technologies Enters into a VCSEL Manufacturing Services Agreement with ANADIGICS

TORONTO, ONTARIO and SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA and STORRS, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwired - Aug 24, 2015) - POET Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "POET Technologies") (TSX VENTURE:PTK)(POETF) - developer of the planar opto-electronic technology ("POET") platform for monolithic fabrication of integrated circuit devices containing both electronic and optical elements - announced today that it had entered into a VCSEL Manufacturing Services Agreement with ANADIGICS, Inc. ("ANADIGICS") (ANAD) for VCSEL process transfer and manufacturing.

The agreement is significant as it accelerates the transition from lab-to-fab and enables successful prototype demonstrations in a mature and capable manufacturing environment. "We are pleased to enter into this agreement with ANADIGICS. ANADIGICS has proven manufacturing capabilities and a long track record of innovation. Their recent entry into foundry manufacturing for VCSELs was timely for POET," said Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, Chief Executive Officer, POET Technologies.

ANADIGICS' custom VCSEL foundry services leverage its proven wafer manufacturing line and exceptional toolset to provide a superior level of scalability. Combined with ANADIGICS' world-class test capabilities, ANADIGICS' wafer foundry services support the aggressive volume and cost requirements of new VCSEL applications. The advantages of ANADIGICS' VCSEL foundry manufacturing and test capabilities were featured at the 2015 CS ManTech Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.

"We are extremely pleased to be working closely with POET Technologies," said Dr. David Cheskis, Director of Optical Products at ANADIGICS. "With the industry's first 6-inch VCSEL wafer fabrication line, ANADIGICS is able to offer manufacturing excellence and scalability, helping POET Technologies achieve its volume, quality, and reliability goals for the Company's innovative opto-electronic devices."

POET Technologies intends to start transferring its proprietary technology to ANADIGICS' manufacturing operations in Warren, N.J. in the fourth quarter of 2015 and anticipates demonstrating integrated VCSEL prototypes in second quarter 2016.

"The new management team along with Founder & Chief Scientific Advisor Dr. Geoff Taylor, have assessed both internal and outsourced fabrication of POET's disruptive technology and feels that the quickest path to our commercialization goal is through outsourcing. The Board of Directors has fully endorsed the Company's strategy and the prospective path for lab-to-fab-to-commercialization," said Ajit Manocha, Executive Co-chairman.

About POET Technologies Inc.

POET Technologies is the developer of the POET platform for monolithic fabrication of integrated circuit devices containing both electronic and optical elements on a single semiconductor wafer. With head office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and operations in San Jose, CA and Storrs, CT, the Company, through ODIS Inc., a U.S. company, designs III-V semiconductor devices for military, industrial and commercial applications, including infrared sensor arrays and ultra-low-power random access memory. The Company has several issued and pending patents for the POET process, with potential high speed and power-efficient applications in devices such as servers, tablet computers and smartphones. The Company's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "PTK" and on the OTCQX under the symbol "POETF". For more information please visit our websites at www.poet-technologies.com.

About ANADIGICS, Inc.

ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANAD) ("ANADIGICS") designs and manufactures innovative radio frequency (RF) solutions for the growing CATV infrastructure, small-cell, WiFi, and cellular markets. Headquartered in Warren, NJ, ANADIGICS offers RF products with exceptional reliability, performance and integration to deliver a unique competitive advantage to OEMs and ODMs for infrastructure and mobile applications. ANADIGICS' award-winning solutions include line amplifiers, upstream amplifiers, power amplifiers, front-end ICs, front-end modules and other RF components. ANADIGICS also offers custom foundry and testing services for the production of high-volume VCSELs. For more information, visit www.anadigics.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michel Lafrance, Secretary

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