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Exciton-Polaritons Enable All-Light Switching, Promising Revolution for Energy-Efficient AI Computing
SciTechDaily USA Overview Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed hybrid light-matter particles called exciton-polaritons, formed by coupling photons with electrons in atomically thin semiconductors, to enable all-li... -
Lightmatter Unveils Liquid-Cooled Guide DR Laser NIC, Quadrupling Rack Density for AI Clusters
Lightmatter USA Overview Lightmatter announced Guide® DR, an industry-first liquid-cooled Laser Network Interface Card (LNIC) in an OCP NIC 3.0 form factor, designed to quadruple rack density. This innovation relocates the high-density l... -
Silicon Photonics Achieves 800G Data Rates with Clear Roadmap to 1.6T+, Enabling Next-Gen AI Infrastructure
Qishuai-cn.com China Overview Silicon photonics is currently capable of powering real data links at 400G and 800G, with a defined roadmap towards 1.6T and higher performance in advanced interconnects. For AI computing and advanced semico... -
Gemtek and NewPhotonics Unveil 1.6T OSFP Transceiver with Integrated Laser for Hyperscale AI Data Centers
The Data Center Engineer USA Overview Gemtek, in collaboration with NewPhotonics, introduced the AiPhoton 1.6T OSFP transceiver, targeting hyperscale AI data centers. This module leverages NewPhotonics' NPG10204 DR8 photonic integrated c... -
Credo and Rebellions Partner to Maximize Enterprise AI Factory Efficiency with ZeroFlap Optics and 1.6T DSPs
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd - Investor Relations USA Overview Credo is partnering with Rebellions to provide turnkey, scalable AI infrastructure, emphasizing energy-efficient data movement and real-time telemetry for complex AI sc... -
POET Technologies’ Optical Interposer Aims to Unlock $146B AI Semiconductor Opportunity by Integrating Photonics at Wafer-Scale
The Motley Fool USA Overview POET Technologies' Optical Interposer is a silicon-based platform designed to integrate photonic components directly with electronic circuits at the wafer level, aiming to reduce latency and power consumption... -
Data Centers Embrace Optical Revolution: LPO and Silicon Photonics Reshape Procurement for AI Scale
Halowill International Overview Data center optical interconnect architectures are undergoing a profound transformation, evolving towards Linear-drive Pluggable Optics (LPO), silicon photonic integration, and Co-Packaged Optics (CPO). LP... -
Bernstein Report Maps AI Data Center Connectivity Evolution: From Pluggable to CPO by 2028
Futunn News Hong Kong Overview A Bernstein report outlines the likely progression for AI data center connectivity: from traditional pluggable modules to LPO/NPO, then CPO, and eventually optical I/O/optical fabric. Near-Packaged Optics (... -
LPO, NPO, CPO: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Optical Interconnects for AI Data Centers
Optcore International Overview This article compares Linear-drive Pluggable Optics (LPO), Near-Packaged Optics (NPO), and Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) as critical evolving interconnect technologies for AI data centers. LPO significantly redu... -
AI Data Center Optical Interconnect Market Surges with CPO, Silicon Photonics, and NTT’s IOWN Initiative
openPR.com USA Overview The market for optical interconnects in AI data centers is surging due to the essential need for ultra-high-speed optical links in GPU-dense AI clusters, where bandwidth directly impacts model training efficiency....
