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Q.ANT Launches World’s First All-Photonic AI Co-Processors

3/24/2026

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Q.ANT, a Stuttgart-based start-up, claims it has produced the world's first commercially available all-photonic AI co-processors.
The devices operate at 30 W, far lower than Nvidia's 700–1,000 W GPUs, and are installed at two major European supercomputing centers.
CEO Michael Förtsch says demand exceeds production capacity and the company targets 100–500 server deployments annually.
European public grants support Q.ANT, which aims to standardize photonic co-processors in data centers by 2030.

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Q.ANT, a Stuttgart-based start-up, claims it has produced the world's first commercially available all-photonic AI co-processors.
The devices operate at 30 W, far lower than Nvidia's 700–1,000 W GPUs, and are installed at two major European supercomputing centers.
CEO Michael Förtsch says demand exceeds production capacity and the company targets 100–500 server deployments annually.
European public grants support Q.ANT, which aims to standardize photonic co-processors in data centers by 2030.