"Traditional semiconductor technologies, which have served us well for decades, are now hitting physical and operational limits," Dirk Englund, MIT professor and co-founder of Lightium, told TNW. This highlights that as demand has intensified, traditional techniques struggle to keep pace, prompting a need for innovative solutions like Lightium's photonic chips.
"For large-scale data centre operators, the leap [in transmission rates] means handling more data and doing so more efficiently," said Englund. This statement underscores the potential of TFLN technology not only to increase data handling but also to streamline operations and drive down energy costs.
TFLN is one of the most complex materials to process, and up until now, its use has been confined to prototyping within academic and R&D settings. This makes Lightium the first company to design and manufacture TFLN-based photonic chips at an industrial scale, representing a significant technological advancement.
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