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 […]
Oriole Networks Raises $22M for Photonics to Cut LLM Energy Use
October 21, 2024 by
London, 21st October: Oriole Networks – a company using light to train Large Language Models with low energy consumption – has raised an additional $22 million from investors to scale its “super-brain” solution. The round was led by Plural with all existing investors – UCL Technology Fund, XTX Ventures, Clean Growth Fund, and Dorilton Ventures – reinvesting. Oriole Networks addresses […]
Quantum Computing for HPC Centers – A Concise Buyer’s Guide
September 19, 2024 by
As high-performance computing centers (HPCs) look to integrate quantum computing technologies into their existing infrastructure, understanding the distinct features and requirements of various quantum modalities is essential.
NTT: All-Photonics Network Activated between Taiwan and Japan
August 30, 2024 by
NTT Corp. and Chunghwa Telecom announced they have activated the first all-photonics network between Taiwan and Japan with approximately 17 msec on an approximately 3,000 km one-way network, according to the companies.
NTT Demonstrates Optical Fiber Monitoring Technology for All-Photonics Network
August 20, 2024 by
TOKYO – August 20, 2024 – NTT Corporation (NTT) has developed technology to visualize the state of end-to-end fiber-optic links without using measuring equipment and succeeded, according to the company, for the first time in demonstrating the world’s highest accuracy in a North American field-deployed environment simulating a commercial network. This technology will advance the […]
Intel’s 4 TB/s Integrated Optical I/O Chiplet Called ‘Important Milestone’
June 26, 2024 by
Intel announced it has achieved an advance in integrated photonics technology for high-speed data transmission. The prototype OCI chiplet is designed to support 64 channels of 32 gigabits/second bidirectional data transmission on up to 100 meters of fiber optics ….
Wave Photonics Secures £4.5M Investment Round
June 21, 2024 by
June 20, 2024 — Wave Photonics, a Cambridge-based start-up, has received £4.5 million to develop on-chip photonics designs for quantum technologies, sensors, and data center applications. The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund and Cambridge Enterprise Ventures led the round, with participation from Redstone QAI Quantum Fund, Kyra Ventures, Parkwalk’s University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund […]
IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference, May 28-31 in Denver
April 30, 2024 by
DENVER (April 30, 2024) – The forum for microelectronics packaging and component science and technology, the 74th annual IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), will take place from Tuesday to Friday, May 28-31, 2024 at Denver’s Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, with more than 1,500 scientists, engineers and businesspeople from more than 20 […]
NTT: Photonics Network Connects Data Centers in U.S. and U.K.
April 11, 2024 by
NTT Corporation (NTT) and NTT DATA announced the successful demonstration of All-Photonics Network (APN)-driven connections between data centers in the United States and the United Kingdom. In the U.K., NTT connected data centers north and east of London….
HPC News Bytes 20240219: AI Safety and Governance, Running CUDA Apps on ROCm, DOE’s SLATE, New Advanced Chips
February 19, 2024 by
Happy President’s Day morning to everyone! Today’s HPC News Bytes races (6:22) around the HPC-AI landscape with comments on: developments in AI security and governance, running CUDA (NVIDIA) apps on ROCm (AMD), DOE’s Exascale Software Linear….
