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Leveraging Photonic IC Design Automation to Enable Next-Generation AI Systems
Terence S.-Y. Chen Latitude Design Systems Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) models like ChatGPT are creating immense compute...

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Aug 24, 20238 min read


On-Chip System Cuts Power Consumption, Drives Data Center Efficiency
CORVALLIS, Ore., May 25, 2023 — According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a data center can consume up to 50× more energy per...

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Jun 23, 20231 min read


11 Myths About Silicon Photonics
Silicon photonics enables faster and more energy-efficient computing. By harnessing the fundamental properties of light and using...

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Jun 19, 20231 min read


Ayar Labs Capital Raise Targets Generative AI
On 24 May, Ayar Labs, an early-stage Silicon Valley–based developer of optical-interconnect “chiplets” and light sources for...

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May 30, 20231 min read


OpenLight's CEO on Its Silicon Photonics Strategy
Adam Carter's journey to becoming OpenLight's inaugural CEO is a tale of twists and turns.

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May 2, 20231 min read


Transitioning To Photonics
High speed and low heat make this technology essential, but it’s extremely complex and talent is hard to find and train. Silicon...

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Apr 20, 20232 min read


Building an open platform for photonic integrated circuit design
OpenLight, which launched as an independent company in June last year, is developing an open silicon photonics platform with integrated...

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Apr 11, 20231 min read


In The Need For Speed, Chipmaker Broadcom Leads The Push For Silicon Photonics
"Top Gun" pilots aren't the only ones feeling the need for speed. So are data centers. And that has spurred the drive for silicon...

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Mar 30, 20231 min read


Tower Announces First Heterogeneous Integration of QD Lasers on SiPho Foundry Platform
Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel, in collaboration with Quintessent Inc of Santa Barbara, CA,...

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Mar 28, 20231 min read


Silicon photonics: Is it witchcraft?
It’s no secret silicon photonics faces wide-ranging challenges, including hybrid integration, finding new materials with added...

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Mar 20, 20231 min read


New Hardware Paradigms Needed to Run AI
Regardless of the accuracy of the dollar amounts, there is an urgent need for new hardware paradigms to run AI (Generative AI, self...

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Feb 22, 20231 min read
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