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Light Speed: How Integrated Photonics Is Solving AI’s Interconnect Crisis

Light Speed: How Integrated Photonics Is Solving AI’s Interconnect Crisis

The bottleneck limiting the next generation of artificial intelligence isn't compute power—it's the wire connecting the chips. French startup Scintil Photonics thinks it has the answer.


News May 29, 2026 by Gordon Feller
For the Netherlands, Photonics Initiatives Secure Global Leadership—Part 2

For the Netherlands, Photonics Initiatives Secure Global Leadership—Part 2

Learn how The Netherlands is leveraging billion-euro investments and European partnerships to scale integrated photonics from research into a world-leading, industrially mature production ecosystem.


News Apr 10, 2026 by Gordon Feller
For the Netherlands, Photonics Initiatives Secure Global Leadership—Part 1

For the Netherlands, Photonics Initiatives Secure Global Leadership—Part 1

The Netherlands is securing global leadership in integrated photonics, a technology using light instead of electricity for faster, more energy-efficient data processing, essential for AI, healthcare, and mobility.


News Apr 02, 2026 by Gordon Feller
The New Moore’s Law: Why Optical Computing Could Redefine Scaling for AI

The New Moore’s Law: Why Optical Computing Could Redefine Scaling for AI

Optical computing is the "New Moore's Law" for AI. It solves electronic scaling limits, offering higher speed, lower power, and efficiency gains proportional to problem size for matrix operations.


Our Top 2025 Research Stories: Rubber CMOS, Washable Electronics, and More

Our Top 2025 Research Stories: Rubber CMOS, Washable Electronics, and More

Enjoy this roundup of our favorite All About Circuits research news articles of 2025!


News Dec 26, 2025 by Jeff Child
Photonics Investments—Part 3: Three Game-Changing Photonics Technologies

Photonics Investments—Part 3: Three Game-Changing Photonics Technologies

In the final part of this series, we zero in on three photonics technologies expected to be essential for demanding computing and communication systems of the future.


News Nov 21, 2025 by Gordon Feller
Broadcom Claims ‘World’s First’ Quantum-Safe Gen 8 128G SAN Switch

Broadcom Claims ‘World’s First’ Quantum-Safe Gen 8 128G SAN Switch

Announced today, Broadcom’s Gen 8 128G Fibre Channel switch portfolio is claimed as the first quantum-safe, SAN architecture with 128G speed, AI-powered SAN management, and quantum-safe cryptography.


News Nov 19, 2025 by Jake Hertz
New Investments Flowing Into Photonics—Part 2: Where Investors are Focused

New Investments Flowing Into Photonics—Part 2: Where Investors are Focused

In part 1, we looked at the trends pushing photonics investments upward. Here, we take a deeper dive into the markets and the technology suppliers receiving those investments.


News Nov 03, 2025 by Gordon Feller
Targeting AI Workloads, Broadcom Reveals ‘World’s First 102.4 Tbps Switch’

Targeting AI Workloads, Broadcom Reveals ‘World’s First 102.4 Tbps Switch’

Announced today, the high-performance switch IC enables scale-up and scale-out for AI networks and supports co-packaged optics.


News Jun 03, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Beyond Copper and Optical, a New Interconnect Eyes Next Gen Data Centers

Beyond Copper and Optical, a New Interconnect Eyes Next Gen Data Centers

Both copper and optical interconnects face limitations as choices for next gen data centers. Learn how a third option promises to enable scaling up AI clusters in data centers for years to come.


Understand and Mitigate Temp Effects in InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes

Understand and Mitigate Temp Effects in InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes

InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) use avalanche multiplication to amplify weak optical signals. Learn how adding antimony (Sb) into the APD structure enhances temperature stability and reduces noise.


Broadcom Unveils 200G Per Lane DSP PHYs to Bolster AI Infrastructure

Broadcom Unveils 200G Per Lane DSP PHYs to Bolster AI Infrastructure

While one of the new DSP PHYs reportedly offers the industry’s lowest power consumption for 800G, the other is the first 200G/lane DSP with integrated VCSEL drivers.


News Mar 27, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Microchip and Acacia Team Up To Optimize Terabit-Scale Data Center Links

Microchip and Acacia Team Up To Optimize Terabit-Scale Data Center Links

The two have joined forces to craft a fourth generation, terabit-scale Cloud/Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and metro transport network solution based on Microchip’s PHY and Acacia’s module.


News Aug 22, 2024 by Mike Falter
Special Feature: Connectors Eye High Density and Performance

Special Feature: Connectors Eye High Density and Performance

To meet demands for higher densities, faster performance, and compliance to open standards, connector manufacturers are racing to keep pace.


News Mar 31, 2024 by Jeff Child
4 Fiber Optic Networking Spotlights From the Optical Fiber Conference

4 Fiber Optic Networking Spotlights From the Optical Fiber Conference

Some of the leaders of the networking industry showed up to the Optical Fiber Conference, including Broadcom, MediaTek, Semtech, and MaxLinear.


News Mar 28, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Photonic Chip Design Rethink Could Cut Data Center Energy Use

Photonic Chip Design Rethink Could Cut Data Center Energy Use

Leveraging novel photonic circuit designs, researchers hope to lower electricity consumption in data centers.


News Jun 02, 2023 by Kristijan Nelkovski
A Primer on Digital Pulse Amplitude Modulation

A Primer on Digital Pulse Amplitude Modulation

An encoding technique used for digital communication, pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) converts a discrete-time signal into a variable-amplitude continuous-time signal that is suitable for high-speed wired communication systems.


Microsoft Acquires Lumenisity, Maker of Hollow Fiber Optic Cables

Microsoft Acquires Lumenisity, Maker of Hollow Fiber Optic Cables

To achieve the peak velocity for next-gen communications, Microsoft has acquired Lumenisity, a pioneer in high-speed, low-loss optical fibers.


News Dec 15, 2022 by Aaron Carman
From New CAN Protocols to LED Arrays, LED Innovations Shine Bright

From New CAN Protocols to LED Arrays, LED Innovations Shine Bright

LEDs have come a long way since their inception in the 1960s at General Electric. Here is a roundup of three innovations in lighting technology.


News Dec 03, 2022 by Ikimi .O
IMEC Aims to Strengthen Next-gen Optical Networks With TIA Chip

IMEC Aims to Strengthen Next-gen Optical Networks With TIA Chip

With their transimpedance amplifier (TIA) chip, IMEC researchers offer a key technology for ensuring high reliability in 100G passive optical networks (PONs).


News Sep 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz