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Data traveling at the speed of light may be the future of connectivity and computing.

Silicon Photonics

Silicon Photonics Will Shine in the Age of AI

Aug. 1, 2023

Demand for networking bandwidth in the data center is no longer sustainable. Enter optical I/O.

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Analog

Photonic ICs: Progress Across Many Fronts, End Applications

July 17, 2023

Researchers are leveraging semiconductor materials and processes to devise photonic ICs with impressive functions and bandwidth.

Industrial

11 Myths About Silicon Photonics

June 6, 2023

By harnessing the basic properties of light and using photonics to speed computing, systems can be made that extend Moore’s Law. However, myths have emerged about the technology...

Embedded

Broadcom Upgrades Co-Packaged Optics Switch to 51.2 Tb/s

April 12, 2023

The 51.2-Tb/s Bailly chip puts eight optical engines in a package with the Tomahawk 5 switch.

Communications

This Company is “Open” to Silicon Photonics

Oct. 25, 2022

OpenLight’s Tom Mader talks about silicon photonics and advances in lasers, and the launch of his new company.

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Broadcom’s First Switch with Co-Packaged Optics is Cloud-Bound

Aug. 24, 2022

Tencent will be the first to deploy the co-packaged optical switch in its cloud data centers.

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Is It Finally Time for Silicon Photonics to Shine?

July 13, 2022

A new silicon-photonics process developed by GlobalFoundries has the backing of Ayar Labs, Broadcom, Cisco, Marvell, and NVIDIA.