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Lightmatter launched the CPO (Chiplet Photonics Optical) architecture initiative within Open Compute Project, advancing optical interconnect standardization for AI clusters.

Silicon photonics interconnect standardization could reduce optical switching costs and enable denser GPU clustering; industry adoption would unlock $10B+ in power and space efficiency gains.
Trade pressSlicast · August 15, 2026 · Global · Source: HPCwire
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Lightmatter launched the CPO (Chiplet Photonics Optical) architecture initiative within Open Compute Project, advancing optical interconnect standardization for AI clusters.

Silicon photonics interconnect standardization could reduce optical switching costs and enable denser GPU clustering; industry adoption would unlock $10B+ in power and space efficiency gains.

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