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The Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) 2.0 specification sets the stage for unleashing next-gen AI architectures by driving broad adoption and manufacturability of optical I/O. This helps deliver the high bandwidth, energy efficiency, low latency, and reach required for AI innovation and application growth. Learn more about what UCIe means for the future of optical I/O. https://bit.ly/4fdMy6c #optical #photonics #semiconductor #AI #UCIe

Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) and optical are the future of chiplet interconnect. This blog answers the top questions we hear.

With new technology comes a slew of new terms and technical concepts. Whether you’re looking to stay ahead of the curve or just getting started, here are some terms commonly used in the world of optical I/O. Term of the week: UCIe – An open specification for die-to-die interconnect enabling high bandwidth density, low-latency, low-power communication between chiplets within a package. https://bit.ly/3YTw2To #optical #photonics #semiconductor #AI #UCIe

The new Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) 2.0 specification will help drive the next stage of AI growth and innovation, encouraging broad adoption of optical interconnects that offer the high-bandwidth, ultra-low-latency, and energy-efficient connections necessary for advanced AI and HPC systems.  Together, UCIe and in-package optical I/O enable two specific use cases—AI scale-up and memory disaggregation. Read more: https://bit.ly/40tJkoK #optical #photonics #semiconductor #AI #UCIe

UPDATE: A new panelist has joined us for the webinar! Join us tomorrow where a panel of industry experts from AMD, Ayar Labs, Cerebras Systems, and Microsoft will explore cutting-edge solutions designed to break through the limits of today’s AI infrastructure, maximizing throughput and interactivity while reducing energy consumption. To register: https://bit.ly/3AdUEMO #optical #photonics #semiconductor #AI

Optical I/O opens the floodgates for AI to improve the unit economics of AI applications, breaking the bandwidth-distance bottleneck arising from electrical I/O. Read more as we discuss the future of AI infrastructure and how optical I/O is the key to opening up the possibilities for future agentic inference models beyond today’s human-to-AI interactions. https://bit.ly/4draZLG #optical #photonics #semiconductor #AI

While ethernet and InfiniBand can suffice for scale-out fabric across clusters with tapered bandwidth, sophisticated and bespoke solutions, like optical I/O, are the obvious solution for scale-up fabric within a cluster. Despite this optical I/O promises, we must address and dispel some of the most common myths surrounding its implementation. https://bit.ly/4de6MLV #optical #photonics #semiconductor #AI #LLM #UCIe

As AI continues to push the boundaries of what’s technologically feasible, adopting optical I/O solutions will be instrumental in enabling future AI applications. Requiring innovative and highly advanced laser packaging strategies, let's examine two options and explore their benefits and tradeoffs. https://bit.ly/4ci6YIT #semiconductor #photonics #optical #CWWDM #AI

Vishal C., Director of Product Management at Ayar Labs, penned an article for Lightwave Online, exploring the potential of optical I/O and co-packaged optics solutions. As AI continues to evolve and push technological boundaries, Vishal emphasizes that optics-based solutions stand out as the most promising approach for developing profitable AI infrastructure. Read more of Vishal’s insights below. #AI #Optics #AIinfrastructure

Two in a row! Our latest paper in Optics Express showcases the use of a Vision Transformer (ViT) model to classify beam profiles from silicon photonics gratings, achieving classification accuracies over 95%! https://lnkd.in/gYn9aSxt Check out my Google Scholar profile for more works on the application of AI in photonics. https://lnkd.in/gx2WGder #Photonics #AI #MachineLearning #Optics #Transformers