JDSU

JDS Uniphase Corporation
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: JDSU
IndustryOptical products and broadband communications
Predecessors
  • JDS Fitel
  • Uniphase Corporation (1999)
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Defunct2015 (2015)
FateSplit into Viavi Solutions and Lumentum Holdings
Successors
  • Viavi Solutions
  • Lumentum Holdings
HeadquartersMilpitas, California, U.S.[1]
Number of locations
80 offices, serving customers in more than 160 countries
Key people
Thomas H. Waechter[1] (CEO, president and Director)
David W. Vellequette (CFO)
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
RevenueDecrease US$ 1.709 billion (2015)[2]
Decrease US$ -88.1 million (2015)[2]
Decrease US$ -88.1 million (2015)[2]
Total assetsDecrease US$ 2.218 billion (2015)[2]
Total equityDecrease US$ 1.101 billion (2015)[2]
Number of employees
5,100 (2015)[1]
WebsiteJDSU.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 August 2015)

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]

  1. ^ a b c "More On JDSU; Profile". Yahoo! Finance. July 1, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "FY11 Form 10-K". Viavi Solutions Inc. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  3. ^ "Biz Break: JDS Uniphase plans to split in two, focus on software-defined networking". The Mercury News. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2021-05-28.