Ayar Labs and Wiwynn partner for development of co-packaged optical AI infrastructure
Rack-scale infrastructure will overcome constraints of traditional copper interconnects
Rack-scale infrastructure will overcome constraints of traditional copper interconnects
Launches aimed at supporting transition towards multi-rack scale-up and high-bandwidth scale-out in AI data centers
Designed to support generative AI workloads, the MTIA 300, 400, 450, and 500 will all be deployed by 2027
SK Hynix has become a founding partner of the EPIC Center, slated to open later this year
The MCUs are integrated with company’s TinyEngine NPU to speed up processing and cut energy use
Forthcoming PIC100 TSV platform will support both near- and co-packaged optics
Financial terms of the multi-year agreement have not been disclosed
Company claims ‘wetware’ deployed in Melbourne and Singapore facilities will require “fraction of the energy” needed by digital systems
Company has already received a $300 million initial order for the servers in the US
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed
Comments come after company unveiled its fifth generation Epyc 8005 Server CPUs
Decision results from lack of meaningful GPU sales to Chinese customers
Deal provides French startup with pre-money valuation of $2bn
Each CPU contains up to 288 Efficiency-cores
Second such agreement signed by the chip giant this week
Latest fundraise values the company at $3.75bn
Latest high-profile executive to leave the chipmaker
Full-stack platform will support applications across on-premises, Edge, and cloud environments
Company founded by two ex-Googlers plans to start shipping MatX One chip next year
System would allow companies to process up to 330 wafers an hour, up from 220 at present
First gigawatt scheduled for deployment later this year, with companies to align across silicon, systems, and software roadmaps
Funding round included participation from BlackRock, European Investment Council Fund, and Samsung Catalyst Fund
Chip will support agentic AI workloads, with SoftBank named as first customer for new hardware offering
Working with academia and industry