#silicon-photonics tag

1 week ago

Tower Semiconductor Could Hit $230, but the Long-Term Payoff Is the Big Story

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. shows significant stock performance with a 46.07% year-to-date gain and a bullish price target of $230 by 2026.

fromNature

3 weeks ago

A large-scale coherent 4D imaging sensor - Nature

Across various fields, from spatial mapping for reconnaissance and construction to facial recognition, virtual and augmented reality and autonomous driving, accurate 3D representation of dynamically evolving environments is paramount for safe human-machine interaction. Therefore, substantial research efforts are directed towards developing a cost-effective, high-performance and scalable 3D imaging sensor comparable with a CMOS camera.

Photography

Gadgets

3 weeks ago

Ayar Labs, Wiwynn to cram 1,024 GPUs into photonic system

Ayar Labs and Wywinn are developing a rack-scale platform using silicon photonics to connect over 1,024 GPUs with significantly lower power consumption than copper-based systems.

3 weeks ago

Coherent CEO says NVIDIA supply deal is 'multibillion dollar' and stretches to end of decade

NVIDIA's multibillion-dollar long-term supply agreement with Coherent through decade's end represents a structural shift embedding Coherent deeply in AI infrastructure, centered on silicon photonics and optical interconnects technology.

Venture

Ayar Labs raises $500M to mass-produce CPO chiplets

Ayar Labs raised $500 million to scale co-packaged optics technology that replaces copper interconnects with silicon photonics for higher bandwidth, longer distances, and lower power consumption in AI chip communications.

#datacenter-networking

Nvidia burns $4B to light up US photonics manufacturing

Nvidia invests $4 billion in Coherent and Lumentum with multibillion-dollar purchase commitments to secure silicon photonics technology for datacenter networking infrastructure.

3 months ago

Silicon Valley

Silicon photonics won't matter 'anytime soon' says Broadcom

Nvidia burns $4B to light up US photonics manufacturing

Nvidia invests $4 billion in Coherent and Lumentum with multibillion-dollar purchase commitments to secure silicon photonics technology for datacenter networking infrastructure.

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3 months ago

Silicon Valley

Silicon photonics won't matter 'anytime soon' says Broadcom

Gadgets

Live: Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Reports Q4 Earnings Tonight

Applied Optoelectronics reports Q4 FY2025 earnings after market close on February 26, 2026, with stock up 57% year-to-date driven by AI-driven optical networking demand and 800G hyperscale orders.

Fundraising

5 months ago

Reddit's Newest Low-Priced AI Stock Is Fueling Extreme Trading Volumes

POET's $75 million private placement and ensuing volatility sparked intense Reddit-driven retail speculation despite being an unlikely buy-and-hold candidate.

Gadgets

fromTechzine Global

9 months ago

Imec and Ghent University build integrated microwave photonics chip

The new chip from Imec and Ghent University integrates microwave photonics for faster, more efficient wireless networks.