AEPONYX inc.
Cédrik Coia has a diverse and extensive work experience. Cédrik is currently working at AEPONYX inc. as the Chief Scientist, where they are responsible for advanced R&D and academic collaborations, as well as the growth and management of I.P. Prior to this role, they served as the R&D Lead and Team Lead for Test Development and Prototyping at AEPONYX inc.
Prior to joining AEPONYX inc., Cédrik worked at Teledyne DALSA, where they held various roles including Micro ElectroMechanical Systems Fabrication Process Integrator, Thin Film Materials Development Engineer, and Deep Reactive Ion Etching Engineer.
Cédrik also worked at École Polytechnique de Montréal as a Teaching Assistant for nearly a decade.
Cédrik gained valuable experience as an Engineering intern at International Business Machines (IBM) where they provided experimental support for the development of the Ni silicide process for different generations of CMOS technology.
Additionally, they had international experience through a Summer Course at the University of California, Berkeley and held undergraduate internships at the Canadian Space Agency and Noranda Advanced Materials (Now AnRad).
Overall, Cédrik Coia's work experience showcases a strong background in research, development, and engineering, with a focus on advanced technologies and collaboration.
Cédrik Coia's education history began in 1994, when they enrolled at Polytechnique Montréal for their Bachelor of Engineering degree. Cédrik successfully completed their undergraduate studies in 1998. Cédrik then continued their education at the same institution and pursued a Master of Science in Applied Sciences degree, which they completed in 2002. Following their master's degree, Cédrik Coia furthered their academic journey at Polytechnique Montréal by enrolling in a Doctor of Philosophy program. Cédrik successfully defended their Ph.D. dissertation in 2008, earning the prestigious title of Doctor of Philosophy. Unfortunately, the field of study for both their master's and doctoral degrees was not specified.
AEPONYX inc.
AEPONYX is a fabless micro optical switch semiconductor chips designer and manufacturer. AEPONYX chips are targeted at fiber optic access to the Cloud and optical switching in the Cloud.With its patented and patent pending technologies, combining planar Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) and Silicon Photonics, AEPONYX is building thefastest, most affordable and smallest micro optical switches for use in disaggregated switching systems and enabling tunability in both transmission & reception in pluggable transceivers.This creates opportunities for optical circuit switching and a new generation of tunable transceivers, increasing the capacity on both ends of the optical fiber while lowering power consumption.By combining Silicon Photonics with MEMS, AEPONYX is creating a unique platform that can support the next generation of optical communications.