<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware UK in Photonics ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/tech-industry/photonics Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:24:03 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Quantum photonics roadmap — how Xanadu and PsiQuantum are looking to transfer qubits through beams of light ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/quantum-photonics-roadmap-how-xanadu-and-psiquantum-are-looking-to-transfer-qubits-through-beams-of-light a76CmGdTAbzyZivhmUE3Fi Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:24:03 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia invests $4 billion into photonics firms in a bid to bolster data center interconnect supply chains — Lumentum and Coherent investment to fund U.S. R&D and manufacturing facilities, supports capacity rights and future access ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-invests-usd4-billion-into-photonics-firms-in-a-bid-to-bolster-data-center-interconnect-supply-chains-lumentum-and-coherent-investment-to-fund-u-s-r-and-d-and-manufacturing-facilities-supports-capacity-rights-and-future-access p73oF25w2vNzFJQQjBS7wR Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:01:18 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Optical device beams data at speeds up to 25 Gbps via light, up to 25 kilometer range with ultra-low latency — Taara Beam uses silicon photonics technology, device about as big as a shoebox ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/optical-transceiver-achieves-up-to-25-gbps-throughput-with-ultra-low-latency-and-10km-range-taara-beam-uses-silicon-photonics-technology-device-about-as-big-as-a-shoebox EzWdYAdgEjD4eeT2r2FRo8 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:40:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:38:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photonics and high-speed data movement is the next big AI bottleneck — following copper, power, DRAM, and NAND ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/photonics-and-high-speed-data-movement-is-the-next-big-ai-bottleneck-following-copper-power-dram-and-nand jTTAU57kJ93qnX6rCaMp3S Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:24:19 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bill Gates-backed silicon photonics startup develops optical transistors 10,000x smaller than current tech — optical chip can process 1,000 x 1,000 multiplication matrices ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/bill-gates-backed-silicon-photonics-startup-develops-optical-transistors-10-000x-smaller-than-current-tech-optical-chip-can-process-1-000-x-1-000-multiplication-matrices iVjKrAaSaNnjbKPUKyo2aL Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:00:03 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photonic latch memory could enable optical processor caches that run up to 60 GHz, twenty times faster than standard caches — optical SRAM stores and outputs data entirely as light, but density challenges remain ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/usc-and-us-madison-researchers-debut-foundry-made-photonic-memory-latch Pa3duSwZdt6pu49Mueydda Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:39:38 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Industry's first TSMC COUPE-based optical connectivity solution for next-gen AI chips displayed — Alchip and Ayar Labs show future silicon photonics device ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/industrys-first-tsmc-coupe-based-optical-connectivity-solution-for-next-gen-ai-chips-displayed-alchip-and-ayar-labs-show-future-silicon-photonics-device xG8oc56yks6os6hDBVug5m Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:46:49 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ GlobalFoundries buys silicon photonics firm Advanced Micro Foundry for undisclosed amount — move makes chipmaker one of the largest silicon photonics manufacturers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/globalfoundries-buys-silicon-photonics-firm-advanced-micro-foundry-for-undisclosed-amount-move-makes-chipmaker-one-of-the-largest-silicon-photonics-manufacturers NbhkxCbnGwQrKrbQDmD2U7 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:31:26 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD reportedly establishes $280 million silicon photonics hub in Taiwan — new R&D center could accelerate company's co-packaged optics roadmap ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/amd-reportedly-establishes-usd280-million-silicon-photonics-hub-in-taiwan-new-r-and-d-center-could-accelerate-companys-co-packaged-optics-roadmap tC4sdZANXBGJ6Ga23kCQac Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:00:23 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese researchers invent silicon photonic multiplexer chip that uses light instead of electricity for communication — CCP says China's early steps into light-based chips precede 'major breakthroughs' in three years ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinese-researchers-invent-silicon-photonic-multiplexer-chip-that-uses-light-instead-of-electricity-for-communication-ccp-says-chinas-early-steps-into-light-based-chips-precede-major-breakthroughs-in-three-years fnTS6LTTxhTjTWYGChiq5b Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:55:34 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD acquires Enosemi to enter photonics race — chasing Nvidia into light-based interconnect tech ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/amd-acquires-enosemi-to-enter-photonics-race-chasing-nvidia-into-light-based-interconnect-tech UvniXgRdfJgPRVeQ9Fxg7Y Wed, 28 May 2025 18:44:22 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lightmatter unveils high-performance photonic 'superchip', claims world's fastest AI interconnect ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lightmatter-unveils-high-performance-photonic-superchip-claims-worlds-fastest-ai-interconnect TdRz3BD975Zjy2fcJb8bPJ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:48:46 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ GlobalFoundries to expand New York fab — announces new $575 million advanced packaging and photonics facility ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/globalfoundries-to-expand-new-york-fab-announces-new-usd575-million-advanced-packaging-and-photonics-facility kP9BsrmbTib7Xe3rmYrcBg Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:35:26 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese company claims breakthrough in developing domestic silicon photonics chip ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-company-claims-breakthrough-in-developing-domestic-silicon-photonics-chip u32mLXeFdKaG6hZSiqnCZG Sun, 06 Oct 2024 15:45:42 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Future of HBM Is Lightspeed - Designs of the Future to Integrate Photonics ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/the-future-of-hbm-is-lightspeed-designs-of-the-future-to-integrate-photonics t6Hs76sVW22n5PQjvJypzP Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:52:49 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's AI Analog Chip Claimed To Be 3.7X Faster Than Nvidia's A100 GPU in Computer Vision Tasks (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-accel-analog-chip-promises-to-outpace-industry-best-in-ai-acceleration-for-vision-tasks xrhzGUqvoA3Conkw45hNPP Sat, 04 Nov 2023 17:06:10 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:54:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Quantum Satellite Program Designed to Transmit Unhackable Information ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/chinas-quantum-satellite-program-designed-to-transmit-unhackable-information hhsWFMgTSPgUaAyseppWcW Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:37:30 +0000 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:37:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum Communications Demoed Across Subsea Fiber Optics ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/quantum-communications-demoed-across-subsea-fiber-optics DQshHCmB5vEr2hpGXn7WGB Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:36:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Single Fiber Optic Cable Carries Power, Data Over 10 KM ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/single-fiber-optic-cable-carries-power-data-over-10-km 2hJkys2V6dMnizthHY7qbm Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:44:52 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:38:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russian Company Presents 16-qubit Quantum Computer to Vladimir Putin ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/russian-company-presents-16-qubit-quantum-computing-qpu-to-vladimir-putin GYe54Ki4MTobPrwr6PqhwY Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:00:47 +0000 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:36:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Optical Data Transmission World Record Broken, 1.8 Petabit per Second ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/optical-data-transmission-world-record-broken-18-petabytes-per-second BXh6EhCwjj44WNGzAt7DPa Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:13:05 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:40:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Standard Fiber Optic Tech Achieves Record 1.53 Petabit per Second Transmissions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/standard-fiber-optic-tech-achieves-record-153-petabit-per-second-transmissions khmFCisvUJBxfQ3USmdEtP Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:33:32 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:41:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Record 1.84 Petabit/s Data Transfer Achieved With Photonic Chip, Fiber Optic Cable ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/record-184-petabit-per-second-data-transfers-achieved-using-photonic-chip-and-fiber-optic-cable KgAtqh7QaovdhcjnvPaJna Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:31:32 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:41:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fujitsu Develops Optical Tech Unlocking 1.2 Tbps per Wavelength ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/fujitsu-develops-optical-tech-unlocking-12-tbps-per-wavelength KpR6KDNuovho6gRvaJNqhC Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:37:16 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:12:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lightmatter Aims to Bridge Chiplets With Photonics ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/lightmatter-photonics-chiplet-bridge B7kSenRUW4pFPAww5QLcUC Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:41:25 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:38:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Breakthrough in Silicon Qubits, Photonics Accelerates Quantum Internet ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/breakthrough-in-silicon-qubits-photonics-accelerates-quantum-internet 8VEcLA3hWwcQZLSguqXmCR Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:33:33 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:38:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quantum Chip Brings 9,000 Years of Compute Down to Microseconds ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/quantum-chip-brings-9000-years-of-compute-down-to-microseconds Tuqkwpc2g8oFeNAgnqe4y9 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:01:07 +0000 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:38:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Prototype Photonic Chip Reportedly Classifies Nearly 2 Billion Images per Second ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/photonic-chip-images XiS6TdjXEfffvJHyU9PQWH Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:13:07 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Research Opens the Door to Fully Light-Based Quantum Computing ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/research-opens-the-door-to-fully-light-based-quantum-computing T8wntNojnqxa2TUGbzw4TC Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:50:45 +0000 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:38:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ EU Announces World's First Integration of a Photonic Co-Processor in HPC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/eu-announces-world-first-integration-photonic-co-processor SXf8v9UedZoupY9TsgLEs6 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:04:58 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Demonstrates Industry’s First Co-Packaged Switch With 1.6Tbps Silicon Photonics ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-demonstrates-industrys-first-co-packaged-switch-with-16tbps-silicon-photonics 72VMHLR7gLjKpRJviZHGLS Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:09:49 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:46 +0000