Optimedia, Inc. was founded in October 1999 for the development and manufacture of various plastic optical fibers (POFs) for data communication, image transfer, and sensor applications. Its technical staffs have more than 20 years of R&D experience in polymer syntheses and POF fabrication, and have succeeded recently in commercializing a high-bandwidth GI-POF (Graded-Index POF) called OM-Giga for short-distance high-speed data communication.

OM-Giga is a poly(methyl methacrylate)-based GI-POF with a bandwidth higher than 3 Gpbs-50m that is produced by the company's own patented process. Besides its superior optical properties, it has excellent mechanical properties and thermal stability. Furthermore, the superior productivity and flexibility of the company's manufacturing process makes OM-Giga to be supplied at a competitive price enabling our customers to apply the product cost-competitively to various applications including home networks, automotive infotainment systems, industrial automation, and consumer electronics.

The innovative technology of Optimedia, Inc. made it to be selected as a venture company by the Small and Medium Business Administration of the Korean government in September 2001. The company is a founding member of the Korea POF Communication Forum (KPCF) that was founded in February 2004 to promote fast growth and implementation of POF in Korea through collaborative efforts. Recently, the company has been awarded a research grant by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy to lead a project on developing and commercializing ultra-high bandwidth parallel optical interconnect. Such ongoing R&D effort will enable us to supply our customers with various new products that will satisfy ever-growing demands of newly emerging technology areas in the future.