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Coherent Unveils AI Optics Roadmap: Targeting 3.2T Transceivers and 6.4T CPO, Building on 800G/1.6T Core
Dr. Robert Castellano's Semiconductor Deep Dive Newsletter USA Overview Coherent has detailed an ambitious AI optical communications roadmap, positioning 800G and 1.6T products as its current growth platforms. The company plans to evolve... -
AI Data Centers Accelerate Shift from Copper to Optical Interconnects, Facing Co-Packaged Optics Bottlenecks
YouTube (Denver Stock Lab) USA Overview AI data centers are rapidly transitioning from traditional copper cabling to optical interconnects due to critical bandwidth and power efficiency limitations, with a detailed explanation of the shi... -
Photonics Becomes Geopolitical Flashpoint: US-China Summit May Address Optical Interconnects as US Considers Curbs on Chinese Hardware in AI Data Centers
Tom's Hardware USA Overview Optical interconnects and silicon photonics, critical next-generation technologies for AI, are emerging as potential key topics for a looming US-China summit. The United States is reportedly considering measur... -
NVIDIA and Broadcom Dominate 2026 CPO Supply Chain; TSMC’s COUPE Capacity Prioritized for AI Accelerators
SupplyICs USA Overview The 2026 Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) supply chain is facing severe challenges, characterized by a concentrated production landscape where NVIDIA and Broadcom largely control key platforms. A critical bottleneck stems ... -
Near-Packaged Optics Gains Momentum as Co-Packaged Optics Faces 2029 Mass Production Delays; Open CPX MSA Advances Interoperability
Tom's Hardware / XenoSpectrum USA Overview Near-Packaged Optics (NPO) is rapidly emerging as an interim solution for AI data center optical interconnects, as Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) mass production is now projected to delay until 2029. ... -
ACS Publications Establishes Data-Driven AI Design Framework for Mg-Sr-X Ternary Anodes in High-Performance Mg-Air Batteries
ACS Publications - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research USA Overview A paper in ACS Publications establishes an AI-driven alloy design framework for data-driven discovery of ternary anodes for high-performance Mg-air batteries. In... -
Holland & Knight Advises Central Wire Industries in its Sale to Altair Industries
Holland & Knight USA Overview Holland & Knight advised Central Wire Industries (CWI), a leading manufacturer of specialty alloy wire and cable products, on its sale to Altair Industries. CWI specializes in high-performance materials ... -
Wynnchurch Capital Acquires High-Performance Material Manufacturer Luxfer Holdings for $463 Million
Middle Market Growth USA Overview Wynnchurch Capital has agreed to acquire Luxfer Holdings, a manufacturer of high-performance materials, engineered components, and high-pressure gas containment products, for $463 million. Luxfer supplie... -
COMPACK Program Aids CSP-MACE-Å in Temperature-Dependent Polymorph Prediction via Distance-Based Crystal Structure Similarity Identification
ResearchGate International Overview A research paper introduces 'COMPACK,' a program for identifying crystal structure similarity using distances. This program supports organic crystal structure prediction (CSP), where generative models ... -
ACS Publications: Deep Learning Foundation Models from Classical Molecular Descriptors Accelerate Molecule Discovery in Low-Data Regimes
ACS Publications USA Overview A research paper in ACS Publications explores deep learning foundation models for low-data regimes derived from classical molecular descriptors. By pre-training models to predict these descriptors, they inte...
