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Astera Labs Takes Aries Into Optics with PCIe 7 Portfolio
Astera Labs expands Aries 7 across PCIe 7 copper and optical signal conditioning, targeting 50+ meter multi-rack AI links with LPO, NPO and COSMOS management.
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IonQ Demos 1 kHz Quantum Interconnect
IonQ demonstrates a 1 kHz photonic quantum interconnect linking trapped-ion processing with silicon-vacancy quantum memory, advancing heterogeneous distributed quantum computing.
Keysight Adds Eight-Port 1.6T Testing for AI Fabrics
Keysight’s AresONE-Plus provides eight 1.6T Ethernet ports in 2U, alongside planned OCP demonstrations of link retry and Scale Across workload validation.
Oxide Raises $445M to Expand Enterprise Cloud Computer Production
Oxide raised $445 million to secure components and expand production of integrated enterprise cloud racks, with AMD Ventures joining as a strategic investor.
SpaceX Agrees to Buy Nationwide 800 MHz Spectrum
SpaceX agreed to acquire Grain Management’s nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, adding a planned low-band coverage layer to Starlink Mobile’s integrated satellite and terrestrial…
Upscale Unveils Token Fabric with 115.2 Tbps SkyFabriX and NVIDIA Spectrum-X
Upscale launches Token Fabric, combining 115.2 Tbps SkyFabriX scale-up silicon, NVIDIA Spectrum-X scale-out Ethernet, and unified SkyOS/SkyCMD software for heterogeneous AI infrastructure.
GlobalFoundries Signs $2B TSMC Deal for CoWoS Interposer Manufacturing
GlobalFoundries signs a $2 billion, five-year agreement with TSMC to manufacture CoWoS silicon interposers in Malta, New York, with volume production expected to ramp…
Arelion and Nokia Demo 21% Optical Spectrum Gain on Live 500 km Route
Arelion and Nokia demonstrated 21% more usable optical spectrum over a live 500 km Amsterdam–London route using Super C+L and 400G/800G coherent optics.
Xsight Labs Intros 200G DPU with 25W Power Envelope for Edge AI
Xsight Labs introduces the E1L programmable DPU, delivering up to 200 Gbps at 25W–40W TDP using Arm Neoverse N2 cores and a common software…
Sesterce Plans €10 Billion AI Campus in Finland, Targeting 600 MW
Sesterce plans to invest more than €10 billion in a Jämsä, Finland AI campus, beginning with 200 MW and targeting 600 MW at the…
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