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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... -
Marvell’s Celestial AI Acquisition Reduces Interconnect Power by >80%; GlobalFoundries Forecasts Doubling Silicon Photonics Revenue by 2025
NAI 500 USA Overview Silicon photonics is solving the 'copper problem' in AI clusters, enabling faster data speeds, increased bandwidth, and reduced power consumption. Marvell acquired Celestial AI, reducing interconnect power consumptio... -
Lightmatter Reports Optical Interconnects Achieve 100x Data Transfer Speed, Up to 5x Power Efficiency as AI Industry Races to Scale Integration
Tom's Hardware USA Overview As copper wiring approaches its physical limits, photonic interconnects are rapidly emerging as an innovative solution for AI workload data centers. Lightmatter's CEO states that optical interconnects can boos... -
TSMC Unveils Next-Gen ‘COUPE’ Silicon Photonics Platform for AI Optical Interconnect, Targeting 1.6 Tb/s Optical Engines by 2026
Tech Investments Taiwan Overview TSMC has announced 'COUPE,' a silicon photonics platform for co-packaged optics (CPO) in the AI era. COUPE innovatively stacks two dies—a photonic IC and an electronic IC—using SoIC bonding, placing the o... -
Lightmatter’s Photonic Processor Achieves ~10x AI Workload Speedup and 3.5-5x Power Efficiency Over GPUs
Daily Maverick USA Overview Lightmatter's photonic processor has demonstrated the ability to execute AI workloads approximately 10 times faster than traditional GPUs, while also improving power efficiency by 3.5 to 5 times. This achievem... -
PsiQuantum Accelerates Fault-Tolerant Photon-Based Quantum Computer Development with GlobalFoundries’ Omega Silicon Photonics, Targeting Hub Operations by 2027
PsiQuantum (Official Website) USA Overview Quantum computing firm PsiQuantum is accelerating the construction of its fault-tolerant, photon-based large-scale quantum computer, leveraging GlobalFoundries' Omega silicon photonics platform.... -
GlobalFoundries and Tower Semiconductor Clash Over Patents: Silicon Photonics IP War Heats Up
Precision with Light USA Overview A Precision with Light article reports the intensifying IP war in silicon photonics. GlobalFoundries strengthened its tech base by acquiring Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF) in November 2025, while Tower Sem... -
PsiQuantum Pursues Million-Qubit Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer on Silicon Photonics, Collaborating with GlobalFoundries
Physics Today Jobs USA Overview PsiQuantum is advancing its ambitious goal of building a 1 million-qubit fault-tolerant quantum computer based on silicon photonics. To achieve this, the company leverages existing semiconductor manufactur... -
U.S. Government Allocates $2.013 Billion in CHIPS Act Incentives to Nine Quantum Computing Companies, Including $1 Billion for IBM Quantum Foundry
The Motley Fool USA Overview The U.S. Department of Commerce proposed $2.013 billion in incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to nine companies developing quantum computing technologies, aiming to bolster domestic manufacturing and ... -
U.S. Accelerates Quantum Tech & PQC Adoption: $2B CHIPS Act Grants to IBM, GlobalFoundries; Federal Systems Mandated PQC Migration by 2030
Wiley Rein USA Overview The U.S. government has launched a comprehensive strategy to accelerate quantum technology leadership and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration, driven by two Executive Orders signed on June 22, 2026. This inc...
