News: Optoelectronics
13 February 2025
Sivers signs MOU with optical infrastructure firm for high-volume production of laser arrays
Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an optical infrastructure firm for large-scale AI workloads for the volume production of high-performance laser arrays.
The $4.3m program focuses on production qualification, high-volume manufacturing readiness and pre-production units for system testing and field trials.
With hyperscalers and next-generation data centers struggling with power constraints, bandwidth limitations and rising operational costs, the shift from copper to optical I/O interconnects has become critical, notes Sivers. Optical solutions offer the necessary bandwidth, efficiency and scalability to meet the growing demands of modern AI workloads and data-intensive applications, the firm adds.
“Our high-performance laser arrays are essential to accelerating the adoption of optical interconnects in AI data centers,” says CEO Vickram Vathulya. “This latest MOU represents a significant milestone for our company, and we are fully committed to ensuring the timely availability of our laser arrays for high-volume production deployments.”
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