PTK POET Technologies Inc

POET Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PTK)(OTCQX:POETF) ("the Company") -
developer of the planar opto-electronic technology (POET) platform for
monolithic fabrication of integrated circuit devices containing both electronic
and optical elements on a single semiconductor wafer - is announcing that its
Chief Scientist, Dr. Geoffrey W. Taylor, is an invited speaker at the Empire
Club of Canada's Spirit of a Pioneer series on April 28, 2014.


Semiconductor Pioneers 

Dr. Taylor will spotlight the Company's semiconductor solution in the industry's
race to sustain Moore's Law beyond the constraints of traditional silicon. 


Dr. Taylor's original vision drove a dedicated team, over the past two decades,
towards the development of a semiconductor process that integrates both optical
and electronic capability on a single chip, building up an arsenal of patents
that cover the proprietary POET process. Dr. Taylor is also a Professor of
Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Connecticut, which is
the nexus for POET's research and development team.  


Dr. Taylor will be introduced by Mr. Peter Copetti, Executive Chairman and
interim CEO, who will also provide the context to the 'perfect storm' of POET's
debut in the semiconductor industry. Other key members of the POET team will
also be in attendance at the meeting. 


Mr. Copetti noted, "POET is a ground-breaking platform for manufacturers to
build faster, more efficient semiconductor devices of any kind, beyond just
electronics, beyond just optics, beyond silicon. Dr. Taylor exemplifies our
vision, and we are very pleased to have this culmination of his life's work
showcased at the Empire Club."


Pioneering Moore's Law to the Next Level 

For nearly 50 years, Moore's Law has dictated the pace of technological change.
As the number of transistors on a chip doubles approximately every 1.5 to 2
years, this increases the performance capabilities of computing devices and the
many functions they make possible. 


Unfortunately, with present silicon-based integrated circuits and manufacturing
processes, performance and cost improvements under Moore's Law are increasingly
unsustainable, and will soon come to an end. These physical limitations will
increasingly impede electronics manufacturers from continuing to build smarter,
faster, more efficient and cheaper devices. 


POET believes that its approach - building on the performance advantages of
gallium arsenide over silicon and, in parallel, integrating optics and
electronics onto one monolithic chip - is a foundation for the next great leap
forward in technology. The POET platform is expected to provide potential
customers - including semiconductor foundries and device designers - with a
rebirth of Moore's Law, and usher in a new wave of innovation in integrated
circuits with massive improvements in size, power, speed and cost. 


Spirit of a Pioneer 

Established in 1903, the Empire Club of Canada is recognized as one of Canada's
oldest, largest, and more important forums. Its membership and speakers are
comprised of some of Canada's most influential leaders from various sectors
including business, government, industry, and science. 


The Spirit of a Pioneer series hosts Canadian and international thought leaders
- women and men who have distinguished themselves in many fields of endeavor.
The addresses are broadcast across Canada on Rogers Cable and on occasion via
live webcast. Each year, the Empire Club Foundation publishes each speech that
season in "The Red Book" - a yearbook distributed free of charge to 4,000
university, secondary, and elementary school libraries in Canada, as well as
Canadian embassies and consulates worldwide. 


The Spirit of a Pioneer series has included among it speakers Winston Churchill,
Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Ronald Reagan, Indira Gandhi, Michael Bloomberg, and
science and technology luminaries such as Margaret Mead, James Lovell, Roberta
Bondar, David Suzuki, Thorsten Heins, Michael Dell, Vinton Cerf, Bertram
Brockhouse, John Polanyi, and Bill Gates.


About POET Technologies Inc.  

POET Technologies is the developer of the POET platform for monolithic
fabrication of integrated circuit devices containing both electronic and optical
elements on a single semiconductor wafer. With head office in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, and operations in Storrs, CT, the Company, through ODIS Inc., a U.S.
company, designs III-V semiconductor devices for military, industrial and
commercial applications, including infrared sensor arrays and ultra-low-power
random access memory. The Company has several issued and pending patents for the
POET process, with potential high speed and power-efficient applications in
devices such as servers, tablet computers and smartphones. The Company's common
shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "PTK" and on the OTCQX
under the symbol "POETF". For more information please visit our website at
www.poet-technologies.com. 


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michel Lafrance, Secretary

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


This news release contains "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities laws) and "forward -looking statements" (within
the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such
statements or information are identified with words such as "anticipate",
"believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "potential", "estimate", "propose",
"project", "outlook", "foresee" or similar words suggesting future outcomes or
statements regarding an outlook. Such statements include "The POET platform is
expected to provide potential customers - including semiconductor foundries and
device designers - with a rebirth of Moore's Law, and usher in a new wave of
innovation in integrated circuits with massive improvements in size, power,
speed and cost." 


Such forward-looking information or statements are based on a number of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results or other
expectations to differ materially from those anticipated and which may prove to
be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things,
management's expectations regarding future growth, plans for and completion of
projects by the Company's third party relationships, availability of capital,
and the necessity to incur capital and other expenditures. Actual results could
differ materially due to a number of factors, including, without limitation,
operational risks in the completion of the Company's anticipated projects,
delays or changes in plans with respect to the development of the Company's
anticipated projects by the Company's third party relationships, risks affecting
the Company's ability to execute projects, the ability to attract key personnel,
and the inability to raise additional capital. Although the Company believes
that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information or statements
are reasonable, prospective investors in the Company's securities should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because the Company can
provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-
looking information and statements contained in this news release are as of the
date of this news release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or
revise this forward-looking information and statements except as required by
law.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Christopher Chu
Grayling
(646) 284-9426
poet@grayling.com

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