Akhetonics gets fresh funding for a contrarian bet on all-optical chips

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Photonics — a field that underpins light-based systems for manipulating data — has a bright future, as the rise of AI demands better computing performance, but it has yet to be fully applied to a new generation of chips.

German startup Akhetonics hopes to change that.

And since Akhetonics is taking an all-optical approach that will also be digital and compatible with existing workloads, unlike analog approaches, it could be particularly useful in environments that require high-performance in real time, such as networking, avionics, and space.

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Author / Journalist: Anna Heim

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesEgypt

Topics: Hardware Chips Fundraising Runa Capital Matterwave Ventures Photonics Akhetonics

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Published On: 2024-11-28 @ 18:37:24 (10 hours ago)

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