On June 24, China National Intellectual Property Administration issued the decision of"presenting the 22nd China Patent Award", wherein, Accelink's patent for"A non-thermal array waveguide grating available for piecewise temperature compensation"won the silver award. This is the second time that Accelink won this special honor after winning the 21st China Patent Silver Award in 2020.

Established in 1989 and jointly awarded by China National Intellectual Property Administration and World Intellectual Property Organization, the China Patent Award is the highest award in the field of intellectual property in China. It aims to commend patentees and inventors who have actively and effectively carried out the creation, application, protection, and management of intellectual property, and have made outstanding contributions to promoting innovation and economic and social development.

Accelink won the patent silver award for the patent achieving AWG wavelength compensation by using the"fine-tuning system and shrapnel linkage mode,"which was implemented for the first time in the industry. After undergoing a rigorous selection process and based on the recommendation of China Electronic Components Association, Accelink's patent was selected and won the award after a formal review, expert network review, expert conference review, on-site defense, and other procedures.