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Nvidia, AMD and Intel Invest in Startup Bringing Light to Chips


Published on 2024-12-11 22:21:08 - Bloomberg L.P.
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  • Ayar Labs Inc., which specializes in using light to transfer data between chips, scored investment from the three biggest US semiconductor designers as the industry pursues more efficient AI processing.

The article from Bloomberg discusses a significant investment by major tech companies Nvidia, AMD, and Intel in a startup named Lightelligence, which focuses on integrating optical technology into semiconductor chips. Lightelligence aims to revolutionize chip design by using light instead of electricity to transmit data, potentially solving issues related to power consumption, heat generation, and data transfer speeds in traditional silicon-based chips. This investment reflects a broader industry trend towards exploring photonics as a means to enhance computing capabilities, especially as the demand for more efficient and faster data processing grows with advancements in AI, autonomous driving, and data centers. The involvement of these semiconductor giants underscores the potential they see in optical computing to address the physical limitations of current chip technologies.

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