In this episode of the @HPCpodcast, sponsored by CoolIT, we catch up with optical I/O expert and repeat guest ….
@HPCpodcast: Silicon Photonics – An Update from Prof. Keren Bergman on a Potentially Transformational Technology for Data Center Chips
October 13, 2025 by
PCI-SIG Announces PCIe 8.0 Spec to Reach 256 GT/s
August 5, 2025 by
SANTA CLARA, CA. – August 5, 2025 – PCI-SIG today announced the PCI Express (PCIe) 8.0 specification will double the data of the PCIe 7.0 specification to 256.0 GT/s and is planned for release to members by 2028. PCI-SIG technical workgroups will be developing the PCIe 8.0 specification with the following feature objectives: Delivering 256.0 […]
Optical I/O: Ayar Labs Launches 8 Tbps UCIe Optical Chiplet for AI Scale-Up Architectures
April 1, 2025 by
Optical interconnect company Ayar Labs announced the TeraPHY optical I/O chiplet, which Ayar said is the first optical Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe), designed to maximize AI infrastructure performance and efficiency while reducing latency and power consumption.
@HPCpodcast: With Hyperion Research on the Big Trends Across HPC-AI, Quantum, Cloud, Optical, Storage and Interconnects
February 28, 2025 by
We dive into numbers coming out Hyperion’s latest HPC-AI market update, including the strong current and projected industry CAGRs, the state of quantum computing (including thoughts …
@HPCpodcast: Addison Snell on the Present and Future of HPC-AI, Quantum, DeepSeek, Interconnects, Leadership Supercomputing
February 7, 2025 by
We delve into current market sizing for HPC-AI (the conjoining of the two being a relatively new focus), a look ahead at the rest of the year and the decade, the impact of hyperscalers on AI ….
Emerald Invests in NLM Photonics Data Center Efficiency
January 29, 2025 by
SEATTLE, January 29, 2025 – Emerald, a venture capital company, has invested in NLM Photonics to help bring energy-efficient, high performance electro-optic modulation technology to AI, data centers, quantum computing, and more. Other investors include Oregon Venture Fund, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., Pack Ventures, StoryHouse Ventures, and other existing NLM investors to support NLM’s […]
Lightmatter and Amkor Technology Partner on 3D Photonics Package
November 14, 2024 by
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 — Photonic supercomputing company Lightmatter today announced a strategic partnership with Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, to create the largest-ever 3D-packaged chip complex utilizing Lightmatter’s innovative Passage platform. This collaboration harnesses Lightmatter’s groundbreaking 3D-stacked photonic engine along with Amkor’s advanced multi-die packaging expertise to […]
Optical I/O: The Key to Unlocking AI Infrastructure, Profitability and Performance
October 1, 2024 by
[SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] Scaling GenAI inference performance requires increasing the number of GPUs or accelerators working in parallel within the scale-up domain. In-package optical I/O offers a path forward by breaking the ….
The Next Big Interconnect Technology Could Be Plastic
September 18, 2024 by
[CONTRIBUTED THOUGHT PIECE] …. large language models and generative AI applications are driving hyperscalers to adopt a new data center-scale switch fabric… And there is a new interconnect technology ….
Ayar Labs Names New CTO, Adds Barratt, Moorthy to Board
January 11, 2024 by
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jan. 11, 2024 – Ayar Labs, a company focused on silicon photonics for chip-to-chip connectivity, today announced two additions to its Board of Directors. Ganesh Moorthy, President and CEO of Microchip Technology Inc., and Craig Barratt, former CEO of Atheros and current Chair of the Board of Intuitive Surgical, will join the company’s […]
