Sivers Semiconductors and SemiNex Plan InP Light Sources for AI Data Centers

August 13, 2026
Sivers Semiconductors and SemiNex announced a $3.4 million program to develop indium phosphide light sources for AI data center interconnects.

Sivers Semiconductors and SemiNex announced in a press release a program to develop next generation indium phosphide light sources for AI data center interconnects. The program is initially valued at about $3.4 million.

The work targets high power external laser sources for co packaged optics, high channel count DFB arrays for wavelength multiplexed links, and SOA gain stages that extend optical reach as channel counts increase.

Customer sampling and early production ramps are targeted for the second half of 2027.

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