Teradyne has introduced Iris 100, a production-ready optical test platform for microLED devices, as manufacturers move the technology from laboratory development toward volume production. The platform is designed to test individual emitters across arrays containing millions of microLEDs, with applications spanning AR displays and optical interconnects being developed for AI data centers. The race to…
Lumentum, Qualcomm Technologies and Corning are demonstrating a high-density optical die-to-die interconnect architecture designed for next-generation AI scale-up systems. The ECOC 2026 showcase combines Qualcomm’s D2D interface technology with Lumentum’s 1060nm VCSEL optical engine and Corning’s multimode fiber connectivity, targeting bandwidth-dense links that extend beyond the practical reach of electrical interconnects. AI accelerators are becoming…
Marvell Technology is demonstrating a new generation of 2nm optical interconnect technologies designed to help AI data centers move from 1.6T toward 3.2T networking. At ECOC 2026, the semiconductor company is showcasing 400G-per-lane PAM4, 800G ZR/ZR+ with integrated MACsec, 1.6T coherent links and a 102.4Tbps co-packaged optics platform. The race to scale AI infrastructure is…
Semtech has joined the eXtra-dense Pluggable Optics Multi-Source Agreement (XPO MSA), adding its 200G-per-lane modulator drivers and transimpedance amplifiers to an industry effort focused on higher-density optical interconnects for AI data centers. The move comes as AI clusters push networking toward higher bandwidth, tighter power budgets and denser optical designs. The next bottleneck in AI…
Semtech is moving its 50G optical fronthaul portfolio into full production as mobile operators prepare 5G-Advanced networks for a more AI-intensive traffic mix. The semiconductor company’s CDR and transimpedance amplifier technologies are designed for 50G optical interfaces supporting next-generation radio deployments and higher uplink demand from generative AI, multimodal applications and connected devices. The rise…
