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NVIDIA's $4 Billion Photonics Move Feels Bigger When You've Seen the Problem Up Close
A few years ago, I found myself sitting in a photonics lab, very aware that I was the least qualified person in the room. I had been brought in by a company I was doing some AI work with — flew me out to Dallas, met the team, did some training, got a feel for what they were building. Smart people. Real engineers. The kind of environment where you realize pretty quickly where your lane ends. On a follow-up trip, there was an issue they were working through. I didn't fully unde

Rich Washburn
Mar 204 min read


Photonics: Harnessing Light for Energy-Efficient Neural Networks
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, the game-changing potential of silicon photonics in neural networks marks a...

Rich Washburn
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Primer on silicon neuromorphic photonic processors
Challenges in Microelectronic Computers: It acknowledges the limitations of current microelectronic computers in meeting today's...

Rich Washburn
Dec 7, 20232 min read


Photonics: Harnessing the Spectrum for Advanced Computing
Introduction Photonics, the science of light generation, manipulation, and detection, is revolutionizing the field of computing. A...

Rich Washburn
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Beating Moore's Law: Photonic Computers Surpassing Traditional Computing
The future of AI and computing is entering a bright new era with the advent of photonic computers, as showcased in a recent YouTube video...

Rich Washburn
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits and Lasers: The Pioneering Future of Technology
The realm of silicon photonics, specifically the integration of lasers onto silicon platforms, represents a quantum leap in technology...

Rich Washburn
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Silicon Photonics: The Next Silicon Revolution?
Silicon Photonics, despite sounding like a term from a sci-fi novel, represents a significant leap in technological advancement. Similar...

Rich Washburn
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Photonic Chips and Optical Computing
Optical computing, or photonic computing, represents a paradigm shift in the field of computing. By leveraging the properties of light...

Rich Washburn
Dec 5, 20232 min read
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