Automated test equipment and robotics company Teradyne has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Quantifi Photonics, a provider of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) testing. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Following the acquisition, Teradyne intends to accelerate the development of cost-effective, high-throughput test solutions for wafer-level, die/multi-die and co-packaged optical module testing, according to company CEO Greg Smith. In addition to delivering scalable solutions for PICs testing, Quantifi Photonics provides test solutions targeting scalable and cost-effective high-volume manufacturing of co-packaged and pluggable optics. Teradyne's solutions serve the semiconductor, electronics, warehouse, and manufacturing markets. The company last week announced the addition of Shannon Poulin, who will assume leadership of the company's semiconductor test division this spring. Formerly known as Coherent Solutions, Quantifi Photonics appointed Iannick Monfils CEO last year, and the company raised a $15 million series C funding round in 2022 following its acquisition of Smartest Electronics. It also operates a German-based, European subsidiary, Quantifi Photonics GmbH, which it established in 2023. “The silicon photonics market is at an inflection point that requires innovative, state-of-the-art solutions to unlock its full potential,” Monfils said, in a shared release announcing the acquisition. “By combining our strengths, Teradyne and Quantifi Photonics will provide customers with complete turn-key photonic test solutions that allow them to scale.” Beyond integrated photonics test solutions, Quantifi Photonics offers products enabling photonics test and measurement solutions, including laser sources and amplifiers, bit error rate testing, digital sampling oscilloscopes, optical power meters, variable optical attenuators, optical spectrum analyzers, polarization conditioners, and other solutions supporting coherent optical communications. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.