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Photonics
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Unveils ‘Copper-and-Optics Roadmap,’ Positioning CPO as Core AI Infrastructure by 2028
Futubull Community Hong Kong Overview NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang presented the 'Copper-and-Optics Roadmap' for AI infrastructure at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2026, signaling a shift from copper to optical fiber for data center interconnects. The road... -
Photonics
Cignal AI Forecasts Coherent Pluggable Optics to Lead Telecom Bandwidth, with 800ZR+ Driving ‘Scale-Across’ AI Data Center Applications
Cignal AI USA Overview Cignal AI's new Pluggable Applications Forecast reveals that coherent pluggable optics are leading the telecom market in deployed bandwidth, primarily driven by AI data center interconnect demands. Specifically, 80... -
Photonics
Enablence Technologies Secures $5.3 Million Order for Next-Gen 800G/1.6T Optical Communication Products for North American Hyperscalers
Stock Titan (Newsfile Corp.) Canada Overview Enablence Technologies Inc. has received a $5.3 million order for FR8 wavelength management products supporting next-generation 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers for North American AI hypersc... -
Photonics
HyperLight Corp. Develops Ultra-Low-Power Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Optical Modulators Operating at 0.5V with Sub-1fJ/bit Energy Consumption
PatSnap (Eureka) USA Overview HyperLight Corp. has developed groundbreaking optical modulators using thin-film lithium niobate (LNOI) technology, achieving ultra-low power consumption. These modulators operate at an exceptionally low vol... -
Photonics
NVIDIA Commits $4.5 Billion Investment in Optical Supply Chain for AI Data Centers, Anticipating 35% CPO Adoption by 2030
BingX Singapore Overview NVIDIA has invested $4 billion in Lumentum and Coherent, plus $500 million in Corning, to secure next-generation silicon photonics laser supply and expand optical connectivity manufacturing capacity. This strateg... -
Photonics
Oriole Networks, in Collaboration with AMD, Commercially Deploys First Photonic AI Network in UK, Slashing Power Consumption by 81%
SiliconANGLE Media Inc. USA Overview Oriole Networks has achieved the world's first large-scale commercial deployment of an AI system operating entirely on a photonic network, in collaboration with AMD. This system, deployed at the UK's ... -
New Technology
U.S. DOE Pioneers AI-Driven Closed-Loop Systems to Slash Material Development Time from Decades to Months
Department of Energy USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a transformative approach integrating AI into materials design workflows, aiming to reduce time-to-market for new materials from decades to months. This init... -
New Technology
Matforge Leverages AI Scientists to Break Semiconductor Material Bottlenecks, Aided by Google GNoME and Microsoft MatterGen for Novel Crystal Discovery
Founderland USA Overview San Francisco startup Matforge is deploying AI scientists to discover new semiconductor materials, aiming to alleviate material bottlenecks in the $1 trillion chip demand. This effort is bolstered by Google DeepM... -
New Technology
Machine Learning Unveils Hidden Nanophotonic Resonances in Silicon-Gold Nanopillars, Accelerating Complex Material Analysis
npj Computational Materials Global Overview Machine learning (ML) has revealed previously undetectable hidden nanophotonic resonances in silicon-gold nanopillars. A new ML workflow decodes low-loss EELS data, transforming noisy nanoscale... -
New Technology
Formal Theory for Crystal Structure Prediction Revolutionizes Inverse Design and Material Property Prediction
arXiv USA Overview A groundbreaking formal theory for crystal structure prediction has been introduced, detailing the inverse design of crystal structures using Constrained Crystal Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks (CG-D...