On July 28, POET Technologies Inc declined 8.25% in regular trading, trading at $6.35/share, with turnover of $27.28 million. The decline came amid a broad semiconductor sector selloff that severely pressured optical communication names.

The semiconductor sector experienced widespread losses, with Micron Technology down 11.35%, Advanced Micro Devices down 10.01%, SK hynix down 8.77%, and Intel down 8.21%. Within the optical communication subsector, Corning fell 16.20%, AXTI Inc dropped 14.13%, Coherent declined 11.88%, and Lumentum fell 11.69%.

Beyond sector headwinds, POET Technologies continues to face company-specific pressures. The firm is subject to an ongoing securities class action lawsuit alleging failure to disclose its potential PFIC tax status and that its CFO made public statements violating commercial agreements. Additionally, the company closed a $400 million registered direct offering in May, issuing approximately 19 million shares and warrants, which has contributed to significant share price dilution since then.

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