Optical I/O

OFC 2026 is underway this week at the Los Angeles Convention Center, bringing together the global optical networking industry at a moment when artificial intelligence infrastructure is reshaping the entire...

Lightmatter introduced vClick Optics, a detachable fiber array unit for co-packaged optics that targets one of the toughest manufacturing problems in advanced AI packages: how to connect fiber to photonic...

Avicena unveiled the LightBundle™ eKit, an evaluation platform designed to demonstrate microLED-based optical connectivity for next-generation AI infrastructure. The platform integrates ASIC-based transceivers with embedded LEDs, photodetectors, and micro-lens arrays...

Lightmatter introduced the Passage L20 optical engine, a 6.4 Tbps (per direction) photonic module designed to accelerate deployment of high-bandwidth optical interconnects for next-generation AI data centers. The new platform...

Lightmatter announced the successful sampling of its Passage™ co-packaged optics (CPO) chiplet, demonstrating a record 1.6 Tbps throughput per fiber for AI interconnects. The result combines Lightmatter’s photonic engine with...

Ayar Labs announced a partnership with Wiwynn to integrate optical I/O technology into rack-scale AI infrastructure platforms. The companies said the collaboration will combine Ayar Labs’ silicon photonics-based optical interconnect...

Eridu, a Saratoga, California–based startup focused on next-generation AI networking infrastructure, emerged from stealth with more than $200 million in funding to develop a new class of high-performance switching architecture...

Ayar Labs secured $500 million in Series E funding to accelerate high-volume production of its co-packaged optics (CPO) technology aimed at AI scale-up infrastructure. The round was led by Neuberger...

Ayar Labs named Sankara Venkateswaran as Vice President of Engineering, strengthening its leadership team as it pushes co-packaged optics (CPO) into high-volume production for hyperscale AI infrastructure. The San Jose–based...

Lam Research and CEA-Leti signed a new multi-year research agreement aimed at accelerating the development of next-generation specialty semiconductor devices with improved energy efficiency. The collaboration targets emerging applications spanning...

Lightmatter and Synopsys announced a collaboration to integrate Synopsys’ 224G SerDes and UCIe IP, qualified for a 3nm process, into Lightmatter’s Passage 3D co-packaged optics (CPO) platform. The companies are targeting hyperscale AI...

Lightmatter announced a technical collaboration with Cadence to develop co-packaged optics (CPO) solutions that combine Cadence’s silicon-proven high-speed SerDes and UCIe IP with Lightmatter’s Passage optical engine. The effort targets hyperscale AI and...

Lightmatter and Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) announced a strategic partnership to bring commercial Passage 3D co-packaged optics (CPO) solutions to market for hyperscale AI and high-performance computing environments. The collaboration combines Lightmatter’s silicon...