POET Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:POET) is highlighted as one of the fastest-growing semiconductor stocks to buy, with Northland increasing its price target on the stock to $8 and maintaining an Outperform rating. The company is collaborating with Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ:QUBT) to develop 3.2 Tbps optical engines for next-gen AI connectivity.

The project focuses on developing 400G-per-lane thin-film lithium niobate modulators integrated on the POET Optical Interposer™ to meet the increasing bandwidth demands of AI data centers and hyperscalers. The market for 3.2T solutions in pluggable and CPO formats is projected to reach $12 billion by 2030, according to LightCounting.

POET Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:POET) specializes in designing high-speed optical engines, light sources, and custom optical modules for AI systems and hyperscale data centers. Its patented Optical Interposer platform integrates photonic and electronic devices at chip scale using semiconductor manufacturing techniques.

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