Our Story

Innovation, Quality, Agility

Founded in 2006, Cambridge Industries Group (CIG) is headquartered in Shanghai, China with major R&D and Sales/Marketing presence in Silicon Valley. CIG is a leading ODM / JDM / OEM vendor focuses on the following products:

As a part of its core business, CIG has a “two-engine drive” model, which provides high quality R&D and state-of-the-art manufacturing collaborative services to the ICT industry. This model results in competitive advantages in technology leadership and innovation. Millions of CIG‘s products have been deployed globally by our partners with some of the largest service providers. Our teams have years of successful track-record working with American and international industry icons.

Our Hiring Philosophy

CIG regards talent as a key resource of the company. We encourage employees to develop their skills, deeming their growth as essential to the company’s success. CIG always recruits capable, qualified people, and makes the best use of each employee’s abilities. We provide training to enhance those skills, believing that it is the best method to motivate our employees. Your success is our success.

Our Social Responsibility

As a high-tech company that combines research and develoopment with state-of-the-art manufacturing operations, CIG is an integral part of the ICT community. We work collaboratively with our clients, technology partners, suppliers and employees to build innovative, high-quality products.

MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT

“CIG is a member of the global ICT industry. We have achieved continuous year-over-year business growth since our inception. We want to continue our growth while contributing to our society and community. Sustainability means paying attention to how our products are made, to our employees who make the products, to our customers who use our products, and to the environment in which our products are made. I truly believe this is the only way going forward “Gerry Wong, Chairman and CEO of CIG.” From our Board of Directors to our Senior Management, CIG is committed to sustainability. Working with our Sustainability Committee, CIG management implements identified goals at all levels from R&D to factory output, translating stated goals into detailed execution plans. The result is a community actively engaged in promoting global initiatives that positively impact the world as a whole.

LET’S SAVE THE WORLD TOGETHER

We use solar energy to power our factories in order to minimize carbon footprint, and we are committed to implementing eco-sustainable mandates that positively impact the environment.

BUSINESS ETHICS

CIG adheres to the highest standards of the business ethics as embodied in the EICC Code of Conduct. All CIG employees are provided with an employee handbook that outlines our business practices, which are reviewed and acknowledged in writing by each employee. Continuous training is provided on ethical practices with a special emphasis on anti-bribery rules and regulations to reinforce those policies, with audits regularly conducted on suppliers to monitor their adherence to global anti-corruption, human rights and environmental laws and regulations.

ENVIRONMENT

CIG adheres to the governing environmental regulations for the safe disposal of all by-products in the manufacturing of its products, including EU directives for WEEE and RoHS. In addition, CIG has reduced its electricity usage by using solar power to meet 30% of our factory’s energy demands. We are also ISO 14001 certified.

PEOPLE

CIG recognizes the strength and value of having a diverse workforce. Top-notch talent plus the skilled and international corporate management team ensures our daily operation achieve the highest quality standards in the most cost-effective manner. Acknowledging our employees’ contributions is paramount and fosters an inclusive community that promotes innovation and problem-solving. CIG is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate based on race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin, disability, religion, political affiliation or marital status.

SOCIETY

Although much of our world is connected via the Internet, many people still do not have access to reliable, cost-effective connectivity. CIG envisions a world where anyone can become connected to the Internet, opening a wealth of learning and information access. Lowering the cost of broadband equipment to allow for universal access is one of CIG’s corporate goals. Working hand-in-hand with our clients, we are leading the way to create quality, affordable, energy-efficient products easily deployed anywhere in the world, allowing everyone to enjoy the benefits of the Internet.

SUPPLY CHAIN

As part of its compliance, CIG audits its supplier for adherence to global human rights mandates, including the Conflict Minerals directive according to the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act.

Company MileStones

2006:

The company was founded with a focus on R&D with limited manufacturing capabilities.

2011:

Major R&D and manufacturing expansion to support building high-volume carrier-grade networking products and solutions

2014:

Company HQ and R&D Center relocated to a new 60,000 square feet facility and the manufacturing site to a 300,000 square feet facility in the Pudong area in Shanghai. Lean manufacturing, enhanced information system and automation for manufacturing were introduced to support growing business opportunities.

2016:

Sales and R&D center established in Silicon Valley USA; expanded R&D center to additional sites in Xi’an and Wuhan, China.

With a combination of enhanced information system and automation, the first generation automated production line was established at our Shanghai manufacture facility.

2017:

Upgraded the automated production line to the second generation for flexible high-quality volume production, advancing towards Industry 4.0

IPO completed in November 2017, listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange (Stock Symbol / Code: 603083)

2018:

CIG Shanghai successfully completed the acquisition of MACOM Japan of LR4 100G long range optical subassembly product line.

As part of a corporate expansion, CIG Shanghai is forming the Tokyo-based subsidiary CIGTech Japan Ltd to Capitalize on Future Growth of Optical Sub-Assemblies (TOSAs and ROSAs) operating at speeds of 100G and beyond. Leveraging CIG’s low cost high volume advanced manufacturing capabilities, CIG is aggressively pursuing the Contract Manufacturing (CM) of TOSAs, ROSAs for clients worldwide.

2019:

CIG acquired Lumentum Holdings’ Datacom transceiver product lines that was previously developed and manufactured by Oclaro, Japan. The acquisition was previously announced on March 4, 2019.

Company is applying its expertise and leadership in optical module design and manufacturing for 25Gbps, 100Gbps and 400Gbps products into these new 200Gbps modules targeted for datacenter applications, announcing industries’ first analogue CDR based 200G FR4 module for the datacenter interconnect market.