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Lightmatter's $850M Tech Breakthrough Transforms AI Computing

1/23/2025

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Lightmatter is revolutionizing AI computing with its Passage technology, which replaces traditional copper connections with cutting-edge photonic links, promising to slash energy use and boost processing speeds. This groundbreaking innovation has drawn a staggering $850 million in investments. Concurrently, UC researchers are harnessing photonics to push past Moore's Law, unlocking new potential for AI capabilities.

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Lightmatter is revolutionizing AI computing with its Passage technology, which replaces traditional copper connections with cutting-edge photonic links, promising to slash energy use and boost processing speeds. This groundbreaking innovation has drawn a staggering $850 million in investments. Concurrently, UC researchers are harnessing photonics to push past Moore's Law, unlocking new potential for AI capabilities.