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Surging Demand for Structured Fiber Cabling in AI Clusters: Exceeding DAC/AOC Limitations
FS USA Overview As AI clusters expand and accelerate to 800G/1.6T, Direct Attach Cables (DAC) and Active Optical Cables (AOC) are becoming insufficient due to their short reach, making structured fiber optic cabling indispensable. Fiber ... -
AI Networking Emerges as Data Center Bottleneck: Optical Interconnects Offer Solution
Datacenters.com USA Overview In modern AI environments, networking is becoming a more significant bottleneck than computing power. AI workloads constantly exchange vast amounts of data between GPUs, leading to concentrated east-west traf... -
Lasers are the Heartbeat of Optical AI Data Centers: Coherent Dramatically Scales InP Production
Semiconductor Engineering USA Overview Indium Phosphide (InP) lasers are pivotal in optical interconnects for AI data centers. While most scale-out data currently uses laser-driven pluggable transceivers, Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) is begi... -
Optech Technology Unveils 1.6T and 800G OSFP224 Optical Transceivers for NVIDIA AI Data Centers
Optech Technology Co., Ltd. そ 他 Overview Optech Technology has announced advanced 1.6T and 800G OSFP224 optical transceivers designed for next-generation AI data centers, InfiniBand XDR, and Ethernet networks. These products are compat... -
MIT Silicon Photonics LiDAR Chip Enables Compact, High-Performance Sensors for Autonomous Systems
MIT News USA Overview MIT researchers have developed a novel silicon photonics chip design for LiDAR sensors, promising miniaturization and enhanced durability by eliminating moving parts. This innovative design minimizes unwanted crosst... -
Ciena Championing Open Ecosystem with Open CPX MSA to Accelerate Widespread CPO Adoption
Ciena USA Overview As AI infrastructure scales, the limitations of pluggable optical modules necessitate a transition to Co-Packaged Optics (CPO). An open ecosystem is crucial for widespread CPO adoption, with Open CPX MSA providing the ... -
National University of Singapore Unveils Photonic AI Accelerator Achieving 20x Energy Reduction, Paving Way for Faster, Smarter AI
EurekAlert! (National University of Singapore) Singapore Overview A research team at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has announced a novel photonic AI accelerator capable of fully optical domain computation and response. This ... -
NVIDIA’s $4 Billion Optical Strategy: Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) to Fundamentally Transform AI Data Center Connectivity
IO Fund USA Overview NVIDIA is accelerating its transition to Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) for AI data center networking, investing $2 billion each in Coherent and Lumentum to secure its optical component supply chain. CPO offers significant... -
Taiwan’s Foxconn Enters Next-Gen Server Development, Adopting Optoelectronic Integration as Core Technology
CNA (中央通訊社) Taiwan Overview Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reportedly made a significant entry into developing next-generation servers centered on optoelectronic integration techno... -
Japanese Company Announces Customer Adoption of 800G Optical Transceivers for Data Centers, Paving Way for 1.6T
日経XTECH Japan Overview A leading Japanese optical device manufacturer has announced the commencement of customer adoption for its 800G optical transceivers designed for data centers. These 800G transceivers, compatible with OSFP and QS...
