JDSU

Overview

JDS Uniphase Corporation

type	Public
location	Milpitas, California, U.S.
key people	Thomas H. Waechter (CEO, president and Director) David W. Vellequette (CFO)
industry	Optical products and broadband communications
predecessors	JDS Fitel Uniphase Corporation (1999)
founded	1981
defunct	2015
fate	Split into Viavi Solutions and Lumentum Holdings
successors	Viavi Solutions Lumentum Holdings
products	Communications test and measurement equipment; optical communications components, modules, and subsystems. Lasers used for biotechnology, semiconductor manufacturing, and materials processing. Thin film coatings, components, and assemblies used to manage light for displays, instrumentation, office automation, and aerospace/defense. Optical solutions for brand protection and document authentication; and decorative coatings for brand enhancement and differentiation
locations	80 offices, serving customers in more than 160 countries
revenue	US$ 1.709 billion (2015)‡R1R‡
operating income	US$ -88.1 million (2015)‡R1R‡
net income	US$ -88.1 million (2015)‡R1R‡
assets	US$ 2.218 billion (2015)‡R1R‡
equity	US$ 1.101 billion (2015)‡R1R‡
num employees	5,100 (2015)‡R2R‡

JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) was an American company that designed and manufactured products for optical communications networks, communications test and measurement equipment, lasers, optical solutions for authentication and decorative applications, and other custom optics. It was headquartered in Milpitas, California. In August 2015, JDSU split into two different companies – Viavi Solutions and Lumentum Holdings.[3]

History

Uniphase was started in 1979 in a San Jose, California garage, and made lasers for chip makers and scanners.[4]

In 1981, JDS Optics was founded in Ottawa, Ontario by Philip Garel-Jones, Gary Duck, Jozef Straus, and Bill Sinclair. The "JDS" is short for Jones, Duck and Straus/Sinclair.[5] The company became JDS Fitel when it formed a partnership with Fitel, a fiber optic and optical connector company.[6]

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