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Silicon photonics stories

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Cisco heralds silicon & optics as core of 'next decade of digital innovation'
Fri, 13th Dec 2019
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quantum computing
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internet
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cisco
Cisco has a plan for the next decade of digital innovation, and it all starts with pushing innovation beyond the boundaries of what’s currently possible.
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Cisco completes US$660m acquisition of semiconductor company
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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managed services
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colocation
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partner programmes
Cisco finalises Luxtera buyout for $660m to boost networking tech.
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Silicon photonics market to grow 23.4% in next six years
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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colocation
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telecommunications
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silicon photonics
According to a recent report, the market for silicon photonics is being boosted by the growth of data centres, especially throughout APAC.
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UK’s silicon photonics consortium welcomes £4.8 million boost to R&D
Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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it infrastructure
Silicon photonics is seen as one of the key technologies to solve the surging volumes of IP traffic using astronomic volumes of energy.
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Intel debuts silicon photonics – the next BIG thing in data centers
Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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microsoft
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it infrastructure
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intel
Intel has announced that it has developed silicon photonics technology which will replace data center copper wires.
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Intel creates lightning-fast silicon optical network
Wed, 28th Jul 2010
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servers
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intel
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silicon photonics
Intel’s experimental chip could replace electrons with light beams to carry data at 50Gbps, potentially revolutionizing computer design.