Coherent Corp picks Chennai for its global centre of excellence in India

Coherent Corp, an American manufacturer of optical materials and semiconductors, on Tuesday signed an agreement with Guidance Tamil Nadu, a state government agency, and IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) to establish a global centre of excellence (CoE) in Chennai.

The CoE, the first such by the company, will be set up in the IITMRP campus in Taramani to research and develop products and services for lasers, optical networking components and systems, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and semiconductor devices. Coherent, which is headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, is a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers for industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets.