TSMC to receive up to $6.6B under the CHIPS and Science Act.

TSMC Arizona is to receive up to $6.6 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to support its investment of more than $65 billion in three greenfield leading-edge fabs in Phoenix, Arizona.After initially announcing two fabs in the U.S., TSMC Arizona is committing to build an additional third fab before the end of the decade. With this proposed funding, TSMC Arizona would be ensuring the formation of a scaled leading-edge cluster...

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Researchers transfer electron spin to photons

Researchers at the University of Buffalo applied an electrical pulse to transfer spin information from electrons to photons, a technique that potentially could be useful in optical communications over great distances. The method met three crucial criteria — operation at room temperature, no need of magnetic field and the ability for electrical control.“For decades we were dreaming of and predicting room-temperature spintronic devices beyond magnetoresistance...

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Starlink advances its global Direct-to-Cell ambitions

 On Saturday, April 6, 2024, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully carried out its 35th launch for the Starlink 8-1 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This launch saw the deployment of 21 Starlink satellites, including 6 Direct-to-Cell satellites, marking a pivotal step in the company's ambition to launch global Direct-to-Cell and Internet-of-Things service.Key Highlights:Direct-to-Cell Advancements: With the addition of...

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Grupo Aire deploys Infinera's ICE-X coherent pluggables

Grupo Aire, a wholesale telecommunications operator in Spain and Portugal, deployed Infinera’s software-programmable ICE-X coherent pluggable solution to expand the capacity of its single-fiber network infrastructure. The ability of Infinera’s ICE-X solution to provide ultra-high-speed transmissions over a single fiber in a pluggable form factor enables Aire Networks to continue to meet the bandwidth demands of its customers while maintaining its...

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#OFC24: OIF's Energy Efficient Interfaces Framework

Check out OFC Conference and Exposition 2024 videos here: https://ngi.fyi/ofc24ytThe OIF's Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI) Framework, which got underway in May 2023, is studying new energy-efficient electrical and optical interfaces (which, among others, includes the next generation of low power optics, also referred to as “Linear” or “Direct Drive”). Nathan Tracy, President from OIF, shows the demo at #OFC24:- The importance of the Energy Efficient...

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#OFC24: CPO External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggables

Check out OFC Conference and Exposition 2024 videos here: https://ngi.fyi/ofc24ytOIF has been studying the co-packaging of ASICs with optical and electrical transceivers within its Co-Packaging Framework Project.The External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable (ELSFP) IA will define a future proofed external laser source form factor to support co-packaged optical modules. Nathan Tracy walks us through the #OFC24 demo.https://youtu.be/9x2M3V8mSBAWant...

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#OFC24: 800 Gigabit Ethernet Interoperability Demo

The Ethernet Alliance's OFC 2024 booth showcases Ethernet’s versatility and reliability at speeds of up to 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). The booth demonstrated a wide range of switches, routers, interconnects and interfaces including OSFP, QSFP-DD, QSFP, and SFP pluggable form factors.  Dave Estes shares an overview.https://youtu.be/xHjROKISoVM fa...

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#OFC24: All-Optical Circuit Switching for Scalable Data Centers

 Check out OFC Conference and Exposition 2024 videos here: https://ngi.fyi/ofc24ytGoogle has deployed MEMS-based, all-optical switching technology in its data centers. Could all-optical switches gain traction with other operators? Coherent Corp. has just introduced  a new optical circuit switch (OCS) based on the company’s field-proven and ultrareliable Datacenter Lightwave Cross-Connect (DLX) technology. Sanjai Parthasarathi, CMO from...

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