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July 27, 2022

Watch out Elon, this photonics startup could birth the next Tesla rivals

Building photonic microprocessors have been extremely expensive until now


Tim Smith

3 min read

Building microchips with silicon is becoming old hat. With computer processing demands rising, and chip size shrinking, traditional semiconductors can’t always deal with the power and data needs of modern technology. Now, engineers are starting to use light-based processors to get around the issue.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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