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US$24 Mln Funding The higher demand for automated and technologically advanced hardware and software products across various end-use verticals and the favorable government policies that encourages the industries to adopt artificial intelligence has significantly contributed towards the growth of the artificial intelligence market. While AI has the potential to revolutionise many industries, there are significant environmental implications to consider. This includes data centres, processors and other specialised computing hardware. Data centers are central hubs for large-scale data processing and storage. HPC plays a pivotal role in these environments, requiring efficient and high-bandwidth communication for managing the massive influx of data. NICHE TO MAINSTREAM Photonic technologies, leveraging light for compute are emerging as a groundbreaking solution to address scaling issues and improve communications at the data center for HPC workloads. Silicon photonics enables unprecedented data-transfer speeds and is ideally suited for data centers, bringing benefits for handling HPC workloads that require faster data-transfer speeds, better energy efficiency and lower latency. And thereby reducing the environmental impact of AI. The prospect of silicon photonics becoming a key enabler for data centers to meet the increasingly demanding requirements brought upon by AI has created a massive market opportunity for startups developing silicon photonics products. DustPhotonics is a silicon photonics technology developer for data centers and AI applications. DustPhotonics technology platform is uniquely built to meet the requirements of the optical networking market, offering significant improvements in bandwidth and speeds while lowering costs and power consumption. Their efficient laser coupling (L3C) technology with optimized SIP component integration provides lower loss and higher optical margin. The L3C Technology uses simple lasers, reduces the number of lasers in the system thus lowering costs of the Bill Of Materials (BOM) and increasing the yield of the assembled chip. The DustPhotonics SiP Platform provides a complete technology library: active and passive components, laser integration, and fiber coupling. The startup offers the optical structures to build your product. This includes Optical waveguides, splitters, combiners and components for WDM designs. And also provides high-speed modulators and detectors which support a broad range of wavelengths and high data rates. DustPhotonics has raised a $24 million funding round. The funds will be used to scale production of its industry leading Carmel-4 and Carmel-8 products, used for 400Gb/s and 800Gb/s applications and to accelerate development of its next generation products which will enable 1.6Tb/s applications. #funding #photonics #tech #startup #vc

Q.ANT, your unique photonic Tech in Native Computing for AI and sensing is priceless! Here is why it will not be discounted on Black Friday 👇 🥼 Your team is pioneering Photonic Quantum Technologies in Computing and Sensing. 💰You provide breakthrough solutions into fast growing high-value added applications such as AI native computing, magnetic sensing and more. ⚒️ You master and control the entire optical and electronic process chain, from Light creation → Light processing → Light detection. sparksense with Rodrigo Cruz and Salvatore is proud to be your sales partner alongside Jan Thiele, Dr. Michael & your team! Curious to see how you can make Value-based Pricing work for your Tech? see the link our Startup Guide on "Pricing for Value… not Price", Q.ANT Sales Story and more in the comments. #businessdevelopment #sales #startup #blackfriday #pricing #photonics #PhotonicComputing #HPC

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Aron Kirschen, co-founder and CEO of SEMRON, Intel Ignite Europe batch 6 alumni, spoke with Benjamin Wolba of Future of Computing about what it takes to develop analog AI chips, from the foundry process to a demo board, and how Intel Ignite accelerated their journey. SEMRON pioneers analog AI chips based on memcapacitors, encoding the weights and biases of machine learning models by hardware design to reach unparalleled energy efficiency. This avoids heat dissipation, enabling the stacking of compute layers and truly three-dimensional AI chips with the highest parameter density possible, bringing powerful AI models to the edge. Read the interview here: https://lnkd.in/e869FjE5 Kai-Uwe Demasius   #IntelIgnite #IAmIntel #DeepTech #Startups #RRAM

🚀 Exciting news from the PhotonDelta ecosystem! 🚀 MicroAlign, an Eindhoven-based startup, has just secured €1 million in seed funding! This investment, led by DeepTechXL and PhotonVentures, will fast-track the commercialisation of MicroAlign’s high-accuracy fibre arrays. MicroAlign's core technology offers precise position and pitch control of individual fibre cores, essential for applications where every photon matters, like quantum computing. This innovation enables low-loss chip-to-fibre coupling, optimising connections for photonic integrated chips. Their micro-positioning system aligns multiple optical fibres with sub-micron accuracy, ensuring high performance across various applications, including optical switches, amplifiers, laser arrays, co-packaged optics, and quantum computers. MicroAlign’s revolutionary alignment solution minimises loss and maximises efficiency, making it crucial for data centres and AI applications requiring many fibre connections. By ensuring precise alignment, they reduce the cost of potential errors, making their technology indispensable for the photonics industry. Ewit Roos from PhotonVentures shares: “MicroAlign is the only company in Europe that has proven to meet the stringent requirements for fibre alignment in the still small but promising and already very demanding quantum photonic computing domain. With their excellent technology and the continuous focus on customer needs and delivery, I am convinced this MicroAlign team is ready to facilitate successfully the growth of his industry and other sectors that require ultra-low loss fibre coupling solutions’’ For more details, read the full press release here: https://bit.ly/3yIsmc4 #QuantumComputing #PhotonicIntegratedChips #TechFunding #DeepTech #PhotonDeltaEcosystem

Technology has revolutionized the way we live, work, and interact with the world around us. From the invention of the wheel to the advent of artificial intelligence, humanity's journey through technological evolution has been extraordinary. Each innovation builds upon the last, propelling us forward into uncharted territory. Today, we stand at the brink of a new era, where advancements in robotics, biotechnology, and quantum computing promise to reshape our reality once again. As we reflect on how far we've come, we are reminded that the only constant in technology is change itself. The future is limitless, and the possibilities are endless. Upgrade your life with the latest tech trends today! #HoyoTech #SmartLiving #HoyoHome #SmartHome

🚀 We reached a significant milestone in Lightium’s journey – we’ve secured $7 million in seed funding! This investment will accelerate the commercialization of our Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) foundry services, which are set to revolutionize data transmission in data centers. In today’s AI-driven world, data centers face skyrocketing data volumes and unprecedented energy demands. Our TFLN-based photonic chips can boost transmission rates to 1.6 or even 3.2 Tb/s while significantly reducing power consumption – a game-changer for the future of digital infrastructure! This funding round, led by Vsquared Ventures and Lakestar, along with support from our incredible advisors and angel investors, is a crucial step toward making our vision a reality. We’re deeply grateful for their belief in our mission and commitment to transforming data communication's future. 🙌 A Special Thank You to our entire team for their relentless effort and our strategic partners joining us on this journey. Together, we are turning what was once limited to academic and R&D cleanrooms into a scalable, industry-ready technology. 📢  We're Growing: As we prepare for our next phase, we're actively recruiting talented individuals to join our team in this exciting adventure. If you're passionate about photonics and innovation, let's connect! #SeedFunding #Photonics #DataCenters #TFLN #Innovation #TechNews #Lightium #Swisstech

Venture capital investment in photonics is soaring as investors recognize the game-changing potential of light-based technologies in advancing AI. Photonics offers unprecedented speed and efficiency by processing data at the speed of light, overcoming the limitations of traditional electronic systems. This surge in funding is accelerating innovation, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI and data processing. At Pairwise, we have deep experience with optical network technology and have built a strong network of talent in this space. Our industry expertise positions us to connect photonics companies with skilled professionals who can drive your innovations forward. Get in touch if you need help building exceptional teams to propel your photonics advancements. #Photonics #AI #VentureCapital #TechInnovation #Recruitment #FutureOfWork