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Leading Foundries Accelerate Silicon Photonics Mass Production for AI/HPC Demand: UMC Ships First 12-inch Wafers, TSMC’s COUPE Enters Production
TrendForce Taiwan Overview Major foundries including TSMC, UMC, GlobalFoundries, and Tower Semiconductor are accelerating their silicon photonics efforts to meet the growing demand for data transmission bandwidth driven by increasing AI ... -
GlobalFoundries Secures $300M U.S. Department of Commerce Award to Accelerate Silicon Photonics R&D, Bolstering U.S. Leadership
GlobalFoundries USA Overview GlobalFoundries has signed a Letter of Intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce for a $300 million award from the CHIPS R&D Office. This funding aims to accelerate next-generation silicon photonics R&a... -
Scantinel Photonics, Now Part of MicroVision, Commercializes FMCW LiDAR-on-Chip with Over 300m Range for Autonomous Driving
eMove360° Europe Germany Overview Scantinel Photonics, a 2020 eMove360° Award winner, is advancing its FMCW LiDAR-on-Chip platform for autonomous mobility, offering a detection range exceeding 300 meters. Designed for mass production in ... -
Lightmatter Joins NVIDIA NVLink Fusion Ecosystem, Accelerates Photonic Interconnect Strategy for AI Data Centers with $850M Funding at $4.4B Valuation
International Banker USA Overview AI hardware and silicon photonics startup Lightmatter has joined NVIDIA's NVLink Fusion ecosystem, accelerating the deployment of high-performance optical interconnects for AI infrastructure. The company... -
Ouster Stock Hits 52-Week High Following Strategic Partnership with ARGUS Interception to Integrate Digital LiDAR into Counter-Drone Interceptors
Stocktwits USA Overview Ouster Inc.'s stock surged to a 52-week high after announcing a strategic partnership with Germany's ARGUS Interception. This collaboration will integrate Ouster's digital LiDAR into ARGUS's A1-Falke interceptor, ... -
PsiQuantum Invests $250,000 in South Chicago Quantum Education and Workforce Development Programs
The Citizen Newspaper Group USA Overview PsiQuantum has announced a $250,000 philanthropic investment in South Chicago schools, higher education institutions, and STEM programs to cultivate the next generation of quantum innovators. As a... -
PsiQuantum Signs $100M U.S. Commerce LOI Under CHIPS Act for Quantum Computing Development
Investopedia USA Overview PsiQuantum has signed a $100 million Letter of Intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act, accelerating U.S. leadership in quantum computing and semiconductors. The company aims ... -
PsiQuantum Secures $125M DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Award for Photonic Quantum Computer Validation
Intelligence Community News USA Overview PsiQuantum has been awarded a substantial $125 million contract under Stage C of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), aimed at independently validating its photonic quantum computing arc... -
University of Wisconsin Develops Full-Wave Simulation Framework for Kerr Frequency Comb Generation, Advancing Precision Measurement and Quantum Technologies
IEEE USA Overview Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new full-wave simulation framework for Kerr frequency comb generation, published in the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. This re... -
IOWN Global Forum: Coherent Pluggables Drive AI Era Infrastructure Transformation by Enabling Long-Reach, High-Capacity Optical Connectivity at the Network Edge
IOWN Global Forum Japan Overview The IOWN Global Forum highlights how coherent pluggable devices are fundamentally transforming AI-era infrastructure by bringing long-reach, high-capacity optical connectivity closer to the network edge. ...
