China's InP 'limited release' policy directly caps AXTI's China-based substrate exports, pressuring revenue
AXT sits on the tightest layer of the InP chain, backlog over $100m and doubling capacity twice
AXT is the upstream substrate receipt, record InP backlog and recovering margins funded for big expansion.
AXT Inc. is a supplier of small-diameter InP wafers, which are identified as a bottleneck causer due to low yields and long lead times, making it unable to scale for 1.6T transceiver demand and vulnerable to SiPho solutions.
AXT is the pure-play upstream supplier of scarce indium phosphide wafers gating optical modules