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Finisar

Finisar Corporation is a manufacturer of optical communication components and subsystems. The company was founded in April 1987 by Frank Levinson and Jerry Rawls in Menlo Park, California. In November 1999, it went public via an initial public offering. In 2008 Finisar merged with Optium Corporation. In September 2019, Finisar was acquired by II-VI…

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Founded
April 1987; 39 years ago (1987-04): 2
Founders
Frank Levinson · Jerry Rawls
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, California
Number of employees
13,000 (2019)
Parent
Coherent Corp.
Products
Optical communication components

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Finisar

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples20
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

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Finisar

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Finisar → Apple Inc, Apple's, December, Face ID, Finisar's, Sherman, Texas, The
Founders · 2
Finisar → Frank Levinson, Jerry Rawls
Founded · 1
Finisar → April 1987; 39 years ago (1987-04): 2
Headquarters · 1
Finisar → Sunnyvale, California
Number of employees · 1
Finisar → 13,000 (2019)
Parent · 1
Finisar → Coherent Corp.
Products · 1
Finisar → Optical communication components
Revenue · 1
Finisar → US$1.28 billion (2019)
Traded as · 1
Finisar → Nasdaq: FNSR
Type · 1
Finisar → Subsidiary

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corporation optical components products communication founded april 1987 frank levinson jerry rawls california 2019 us billion finisar's coherent corp website

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FinisarFoundedApril 1987; 39 years ago (1987-04): 21.00infobox
FinisarFoundersFrank Levinson1.00infobox
FinisarFoundersJerry Rawls1.00infobox
FinisarHeadquartersSunnyvale, California1.00infobox
FinisarNumber of employees13,000 (2019)1.00infobox
FinisarParentCoherent Corp.1.00infobox
FinisarProductsOptical communication components1.00infobox
FinisarRevenueUS$1.28 billion (2019)1.00infobox
FinisarTraded asNasdaq: FNSR1.00infobox
FinisarTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
FinisarWebsitefinisar.com1.00infobox
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