ENTITY · source_photonics
Source Photonics
United States·photonics optics·niche
Optical transceivers for data-center and telecom networks.
CLEAR · 0–39
34/100 illustrative
Underwriting Thesis
CLEAR — Source Photonics: criticality to DoD-exposed downstream programs compounded by sanctions exposure in its immediate supply path in photonics optics. A chokepoint underwriting concern at this tier.
Factor Breakdown
Foreign-Origin Concentration3
Sole-Source Dependence40
Sanctions Exposure45
Downstream Criticality59
Sanctions Exposure
Entity not present on tracked screening lists (CSL).
DoD Exposure
No matched DoD semiconductor awards (USASpending) for this entity.
Shortest paths → DoD-exposed firms
- Scale AI · 2 hops · $105.6MSource Photonics → NVIDIA → Scale AI
Possible substitutes · same commodity buckets
Chokepoint Relationships
Key Suppliers · upstream · 3
- CoherentUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- Lumentum HoldingsUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- BroadcomUnited StatesDOMESTIC
Key Customers · downstream · 3
- Arista NetworksUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- Cisco SystemsUnited StatesDOMESTIC
- NVIDIAUnited StatesDOMESTIC