Try to wrap your head around this number...

Applied Materials
@Applied4Tech 9m ago
More than 13 trillion billion transistors have been manufactured since 1960. You read that right: 13 trillion billion. That makes them the most widely fabricated device in history by far. Transistors make modern life possible. #MakePossible http://bit.ly/1mlAEcu

Thx Walter...

TUESDAY 8TH DECEMBER – SESSION 2

Start Finish Title Presenter Company
16:00 16:20 EO Polymer modulator platform with enhanced stability at both 1.3um and 1.5um Michael Lebby Lightwave Logic

https://www.ecocexhibition.com/visit/market-focus/market-focus-2020-timetable/

Intel's having a tough year, they need a win somewhere...? INTC YTD % Change -23.91

James Wang
@jwangARK · Apr 14
1/ Apple's upcoming ARM MacBooks isn't just going to save them some money and run a bit faster. It marks the beginning of the end of the x86 era and Intel's four decade empire.

"It's going to suck until that ends."
No argument there...

As Karen joins the call @ 1.07.23 LWLG becomes the only company on the board with dual representation. Thx to Jose for the Lebby man crush.

HG Genuine launches US Operations
?2018-11-30
HG Genuine, a business unit of HG Tech, launches US Operations, headquartered in San Jose, CA. HG Genuine is well known in Asia and Europe, shipping over 45 Million optical products last year to Tier 1 Telco’s and Data Center Operators all over the world. HG Tech’s 2017 revenue was over $575M. The new expansion will serve to further growth outside of Asia with an emphasis on US Data Center Operators. The US team will be headed by Jimmy Tate, CEO USA. Other executive appointments include Ben Sitler, VP BD/PLM, Rob Crandell VP Sales, Steve Kotowski VP Application Engineer, and Jim Theodoras VP R&D.

https://en.genuine-opto.com/Events/193.htm

Since the two presentations did so much to advance pps this week, I can't wait for the next "virtual mtg/presentation/conference/update/Growth Forum/Photonics Tour/video (call it whatever you want)......anyone think we'll get anything (THAT WILL MOVE THE PPS) before May 2021 ASM?

#cranky,exhuasted

Applied Materials @Applied4Tech 3h ago
Making chips is complex. It takes 3+ months and 1600+ individual steps. The transistors are 30 nanometers apart—30 billionths of a meter. That’s 20 times closer together than they were 20 years ago, on a chip with about 1000 times as many transistors. #MakePossible

Smartphone chips have 7 billion transistors in an area the size of your fingernail

I'd be on board with that, if there's any voice out there that can can people amped up about photonics, it's Jose:)

You bet!

https://www.cnbc.com/video/

No idea? But will post the interview if I can retrieve it...

Very interesting just watching the CEO of Marvel interviewed on CNBC regarding their acquisition of INPHI and speaking about PAM, INPHI' photonics attributes and data center business...hmm?
we may be on to something here:)

PAM (pulse amplitude modulation)

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. MRVL, -6.68% said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Inphi Corp. IPHI, +23.14% in a cash and stock deal that will create a semiconductor company with an enterprise value of $40 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Marvell will pay $66 in cash and 2.323 shares for each Inphi share.

at the 1.03 mark the guy in the video says "what you see in data centers, every 3-4 yrs the entire infrastructure has to be ripped out..." that's incredible when you think about it.

You really have to love Jose's unwavering enthusiasm, see him on Twitter...


EPIC Photonics @EPICassoc 1 h ago
The big data era drives interconnection schemes to have low cost, higher energy efficiency, and higher bandwidths, with optical links needing an upgrade to 400Gb/s in the next few years. Join the discussion and register at https://epic-assoc.com/epic-online-technology-meeting-on-datacenter-interconnects-in-cooperation-with-cobo-and-ea/… #photonics #EPICgoesLIVE

Yes, a short but influential list of speakers. Encouraging!

https://www.epic-assoc.com/epic-online-technology-meeting-on-datacenter-interconnects-in-cooperation-with-cobo-and-ea/


EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Datacenter Interconnects (in cooperation with COBO and EA)
4 November 2020
16:00 – 18:00 CET

Speakers....
Michael Lebby
CEO at Lightwave Logic

Not sure proto...but I wouldn't mind if ML sat down for a cup of tea with Mr. Harris...

“Lightmatter is leading a necessary paradigm shift in computer architecture needed to power the next giant leaps in compute technology, while also reducing the negative impact on our planet of rapidly-growing state of the art, yet inefficient, compute and communications solutions,” said Nick Harris, co-founder and CEO at Lightmatter. “Modern compute workloads call for system-level performance. With Passage, we’ve created a photonic rack-on-chip solution capable of supporting the future of computing by enabling ultra-high bandwidth interconnection between different kinds of chips, and simultaneously reducing cost, complexity, and energy consumption.”

"The unique design of Passage packs forty switchable integrated photonic lanes into the same space that traditionally supports just one optical fiber. Passage, the first in a multi-year roadmap of interconnects with increasing performance enables 1Tbps dynamically reconfigurable interconnect across an array of 48 chips spanning 8 inches by 8 inches, with a maximum communication latency of 5 nanoseconds. The result is higher bandwidth communication at lower energy and without the costly process of fiber-to-chip packaging. This architectural approach provides a proven path to deliver chip-to-chip communications with 100Tbps bandwidth—100x that of currently available state-of-the-art photonic interconnect solutions."

hmm, a M.L. coworker from Bell Labs from the 80's?

David
Miller

Technical Advisor

...Bell Labs from 1981-1996.... is a Fellow of OSA, IEEE, APS, and the Royal Societies of Edinburgh and London, ...

https://lightmatter.co/about.html

Interesting...

October 27, 2020 05:00 AM

“Modern compute workloads call for system-level performance. With Passage, we’ve created a photonic rack-on-chip solution capable of supporting the future of computing by enabling ultra-high bandwidth interconnection between different kinds of chips, and simultaneously reducing cost, complexity, and energy consumption.”


https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201027005069/en/

"At the Cronin Lab at the University of Glasgow chemists developed software that translates a chemist’s words into recipes for molecules that a robot can understand."

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/24/how-a-digital-breakthrough-could-revolutionize-drug-industry.html

#chemputer

I agree with Mr. Hardy..."it will be interesting to see if THIS iteration of polymer gets beyond the prototype phase"

story #3 ...interesting indeed

Bob Swan..."in the next few months we'll be making decisions about products that will come out in 2023" ...sounds like there are many changes in the works at INTC, wouldn't it be nice if would could play even a small role in those changes.

INTC's Bob Swan on CNBC this am...Sqwuak Alley, fwiw

I hope your right noblynx, but past history tells another narrative. Every time we've seen the words "new generation" the clock gets reset and they buy themselves another 12-18 months, until the next "new generation" polymer breaking news headline...# exhausted

Would love to be proven wrong!

"The company says it plans to use the polymer material in a new generation of optical modulators that it will provide for upcoming customer trials. The company did not state when these trials might begin."

I'm exhausted, no need to explain to those of us that have been here since the beginning. Another poster summed it up..."just show me the money"...for the love of Pete, maybe my great grandkids will see a return on this investment some day...maybe!

Future Proofing Optical Networks with next-gen ROADMs

One solution is the newest generation of ROADMs.

Flexible next-generation ROADMs, with expanded amplified spectrum and lower noise amplifiers, are key enablers for 400G+ high capacity networks. During this webinar, we will explore how these new technologies and products can be used in the photonic layer to flexibly scale network bandwidth, while reducing the cost per transported bit, and to provide the flexibility to future proof network investments.

https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&partnerref=Lumentum&eventid=2458610&sessionid=1&key=208C0184183722E3895807A99B5B43A8®Tag=&sourcepage=register

I wouldn't mind hearing we're talking with these guys...

https://www.lumentum.com/en/media-room/news-releases/lumentum-highlights-next-generation-optical-networking-solutions-ofc-2019

"Today, an advanced microprocessor may use up to three billion transistors."
______________
"With historical planar (2D) scaling of critical materials approaching its limit, the mobility age is driving new 3D transistor architectures that involve more complex technologies and a range of new materials."
______________
"The 3D chapter of the transistor story is only just beginning; researchers are actively examining new forms of 3D transistors, their relative costs, and product size. Applied Materials innovations are making it possible to sustain the momentum of transistor evolution for the foreseeable future."

These guys amaze me, I could only hope that one day LWLG will be working with them on the deposition of the Gooo!

https://www.appliedmaterials.com/semiconductor/products/transistor/info

Positive release...

"intended to be trialed with potential customers under NDA"
"with further photostability testing planned."

ughh, more testing...

Proto, There is nothing more that I want than to hear what (we all) have been waiting for all these years. I will reserve my excitement until such time that I hear/read those words. Management has a knack for giving just enough generic generalities to keep me hopeful and adding to my uncomfortably large position. "Compatible" is a good start but I still need a verifiable name to get me truly excited. Hoping for that day for myself and ALL those that have been loyal investors. GLTA!

"I'm afraid with this new news that we are now more likely a target for acquisition"

That's not something you hear everyday in the investing world... for the right price, the word "acquisition" would be music to my ears.

AMD will own approximately 34.2% and ATIC (Advanced Technology Investment Company) will own approximately 65.8% of The Foundry Company. On March 4, 2009, GlobalFoundries was officially announced.
Industry: Semiconductor foundry
Founded: March 2, 2009; 11 years ago
Revenue: US $5.5 billion (2016)
Key people: Thomas Caulfield (CEO); Hsien-C...

ECOC Exhibition 2016 – Robert Blum - Intel....flashback 4 yrs ago- "the third wave of compute"

"BTW, pisses me off that MZ can't even keep the website up to date with press releases, plus I've passed along other trouble spots with the website update that would be simple fixes that they have simply ignored "

I agree proto, MZ is getting sloppy and not keeping up! Not cool.

Funny, I was just thinking the same thing, not two words you would think to put together for such a company.


They've gotten Intel's attention I see...

DustPhotonics Announces Series B Funding
DustPhotonics Secures $25M in Series B Funding Led by Intel Capital

Modi’in Israel, September 23, 2019 – DustPhotonics, a provider of optical modules for enabling data center and high-performance computing connectivity, announces a Series B investment of $25M led by Intel Capital and joined by WRVI Capital. This series also includes a continued investment from veteran entrepreneur, Avigdor Willenz. This latest round will help fund DustPhotonics’ roadmap and expand its operations and global market presence.

We need to talk to these guys in Isreal...

WHO WE ARE
The new and constantly growing needs of hypergrowth data players should be addressed with a new and innovative technological approach.
DustPhotonics designs and manufactures high-end/speed optical communication solutions for data centers, high performance computing and enterprise networks. Our experienced team offers a new standard to optimize high volume data center connectivity, performance and reliability, and best in class alignment.

Our high-performing electro-optic coupling technology, the AuraDP™ is designed for low cost and high-volume manufacturing, empowering/enabling our customers to experience 30% power improvement, up to 4X increase in reliability and lower total cost of ownership.

https://www.dustphotonics.com/about/

@EPICassoc·1h MEMBER NEWS:
@DustPhotonics
, high-performance optical modules supplier, introduces 400G Base QSFP-DD DR4 optical transceiver for high-speed datacenter interconnects. More info @ https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6717396394631565312…
#EPICmembernews #photonics

https://www.dustphotonics.com

That would be something Ned! Imagine seeing the LWLG logo among this list...

https://aws.amazon.com/quantum-solutions-lab/

Xanadu's partners, which include Amazon's Quantum Solutions Lab, already helped test the company's quantum cloud before release. In the 36 hours immediately following its release, the Xanadu Quantum Cloud received 150 applicants, says Weedbrook. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive,” he notes. “We are currently prioritizing institutions with dedicated quantum researchers over individual contributors, but that will change in the short term.”

All in all, “we are laying the groundwork for our vision of the future: a global array of photonic quantum computers, networked over a quantum Internet,” says Weedbrook.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/hardware/photonic-quantum