MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 — Photonic supercomputing company Lightmatter today announced a strategic partnership with Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, to create the largest-ever 3D-packaged chip complex utilizing Lightmatter’s innovative Passage platform. This collaboration harnesses Lightmatter’s groundbreaking 3D-stacked photonic engine along with Amkor’s advanced multi-die packaging expertise to […]
Optical I/O: Celestial AI Acquires Rockley Photonics Portfolio
October 22, 2024 by
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – October 23, 2024 – Photonic fabric company Celestial AI today announced the acquisition of silicon photonics intellectual property from Rockley Photonics (Rockley), including worldwide issued and pending patents. Celestial said the combination results in one of the strongest IP portfolios in the field of silicon photonics for optical compute interconnect, bringing their […]
Optical I/O: The Key to Unlocking AI Infrastructure, Profitability and Performance
October 1, 2024 by
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] Scaling GenAI inference performance requires increasing the number of GPUs or accelerators working in parallel within the scale-up domain. In-package optical I/O offers a path forward by breaking the ….
OpenLight and Epiphany Partner on Photonic Integrated Circuit Design
September 23, 2024 by
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 23, 2024 — PASIC chip design and manufacturing company OpenLight today announced a partnership with Epiphany, a fabless photonic design house, aimed at advancing the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design ecosystem. Through this partnership, Epiphany will gain access to OpenLight’s open heterogeneously integrated III-V-based PDK, providing more options and flexibility for […]
Sandia and Arizona State to Integrate Photonics and Light-Wave Frequency for Quantum Processing
August 22, 2024 by
Aug. 22, 2024 — SandiaNational Laboratories and Arizona State University are collaborating to combine quantum technology and large-scale optical systems into integrated microsystems. Nils Otterstrom, a Sandia physicist specializing in integrated photonics, is working on scaling down optical systems to the size of a chip, which is intended to offer performance advantages and scalability for […]
Intel’s 4 TB/s Integrated Optical I/O Chiplet Called ‘Important Milestone’
June 26, 2024 by
Intel announced it has achieved an advance in integrated photonics technology for high-speed data transmission. The prototype OCI chiplet is designed to support 64 channels of 32 gigabits/second bidirectional data transmission on up to 100 meters of fiber optics ….
Ayar Labs Names Intel Veteran Pooya Tadayon VP of Packaging and Test
June 11, 2024 by
SAN JOSE – June 11, 2024 – Optical interconnect company Ayar Labs today announced the appointment of Pooya Tadayon as its Vice President of Packaging and Test. Tadayon was formerly a Fellow and Director of Assembly & Test Pathfinding within Intel’s Assembly and Test Technology Development (ATTD) group. Tadayon brings to Ayar Labs more than two […]
Ayar Labs Names New CTO, Adds Barratt, Moorthy to Board
January 11, 2024 by
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jan. 11, 2024 – Ayar Labs, a company focused on silicon photonics for chip-to-chip connectivity, today announced two additions to its Board of Directors. Ganesh Moorthy, President and CEO of Microchip Technology Inc., and Craig Barratt, former CEO of Atheros and current Chair of the Board of Intuitive Surgical, will join the company’s […]
Lightmatter Announces $155M Funding Round, Expands Photonic Chip Deployments
December 21, 2023 by
December 19, 2023, BOSTON — Photonics company Lightmatter announced it has raised a $155M Series C-2 led by GV (Google Ventures) and Viking Global Investors, with participation from others. With this round, Lightmatter has raised over $420 million to date and is now valued at over $1.2B. This new financing allows the company to expedite growth […]
‘Glow-in-the-Dark’ GPUs, Holes Burnt in Boards, Overprovisioning Systems ‘Until Funding Runs Out’ and Other Factors Calling for Optical I/O
December 19, 2023 by
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] …. developments in photonics-based interconnects are so intriguing, offering the promise of increasing bandwidth by up to 1000x at 10%….
