PODCAST: Ayar Labs on how I/O systems will enhance AI
In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we speak with Terry Thorn, Vice President of Commercial Operations for Ayar Labs.
Ayar has been developing new optical I/O systems to accommodate new AI models, which are expected to grow exponentially. Optical I/O technology can enhance link density within and across nodes. Optical I/O enables nodes to connect at scale, unlike traditional interconnects, functioning as a single, giant GPU.
The company has been getting the attention of key investors, including Advent Global Opportunities, AMD, Intel Capital, Light Street Capital and NVIDIA.
In March, the company unveiled its Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express™ (UCIe™), an optical interconnect chiplet to maximize AI infrastructure performance and efficiency while reducing latency and power consumption.
During this podcast, we discussed how Ayar sees the next-gen optical I/O technologies space shaping up this year, funding, company developments, and the role of co-packaged optics.
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Sean is the Editor-in-Chief of Lightwave. He establishes and executes Lightwave's editorial strategy across its website, email newsletters, events, and other information products. Before coming to Lightwave in July 2023, he served as editor of Broadband Communities. Earlier, he served as senior editor of FierceTelecom and the editor of the former Telecommunications Magazine. He got his start in the optical industry in 1998 when he became the editor of enterprise and optical networks at Information Gatekeepers. He has a BA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and lives in Dracut, Mass, with his wife, two sons, and his cat, Dove.
