Silicon photonics news stories
Internet
Cisco heralds silicon & optics as core of 'next decade of digital innovation'
Cisco has a plan for the next decade of digital innovation, and it all starts with pushing innovation beyond the boundaries of what’s currently possible.
Managed Services
Cisco completes US$660m acquisition of semiconductor company
The company plans to incorporate Luxtera's technology across its intent-based networking portfolio, spanning enterprise, data centre and service provider markets.
Telecommunications
Silicon photonics market to grow 23.4% in next six years
According to a recent report, the market for silicon photonics is being boosted by the growth of data centres, especially throughout APAC.
Infrastructure
UK’s silicon photonics consortium welcomes £4.8 million boost to R&D
Silicon photonics is seen as one of the key technologies to solve the surging volumes of IP traffic using astronomic volumes of energy.
Microsoft
Intel debuts silicon photonics – the next BIG thing in data centers
“Electrons running over network cables won’t cut it. Intel has been working on silicon photonics over 16 years. We are the first to light up silicon.”