Coherent announces silicon photonics networking switches pact with Nvidia

Coherent (COHR) announced its collaboration with Nvidia (NVDA) on silicon photonics networking switches using co-packaged optics. This ecosystem, announced at GTC, will allow AI factories to connect millions of GPUs. “We are pleased to be NVIDIA’s collaborator on this new transceiver form factor,” said Jim Anderson, CEO of Coherent. “We expect that CPO will further accelerate the expansion of optical networking in the datacenter.” “AI factories are growing and networking infrastructure must evolve to keep pace,” said Gilad Shainer, senior vice president of Networking at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA’s collaboration with innovators, such as Coherent, on silicon photonics will propel the next generation of AI.”