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Sivers Semiconductors, O-Net and Enablence Technologies Announce External Light Sources for AI Datacenters
Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE), a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies, today announced a strategic partnership with O-Net Technologies and Enablence Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ENA) to develop an advanced external light source (ELS) module with Sivers laser arrays to support Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) roll-out in AI datacenters and HPC systems. O-Net Technologies will serve as the ODM partner, integrating Sivers Semiconductors' laser arrays and Enablence's NxN Star Coupler to d
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[{"type":"text","content":"Trio to Develop Advanced External Light Source (ELS) Using Sivers Laser Arrays for AI Datacenters and High-Performance Computing (HPC) to be used with Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) architectures","length":189,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"KISTA, Sweden and FREMONT, Calif., March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE), a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies, today announced a strategic partnership with O-Net Technologies and Enablence Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ENA) to develop an advanced external light source (ELS) module with Sivers laser arrays to support Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) roll-out in AI datacenters and HPC systems. O-Net Technologies will serve as the ODM partner, integrating Sivers Semiconductors' laser arrays and Enablence's NxN Star Coupler to deliver a scalable ELS module for scale-out and scale-up optical systems.","length":656,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"CPO integrates most optical elements into GPU and Switch packages thereby delivering high speed optical interconnects with 80% lower energy consumption compared to copper. According to IDTechEx (December 2025 report), the CPO market is projected to exceed US$20 billion by 2036, growing at a robust CAGR of 37% from 2026 to 2036, with ELS solutions constituting 10% of this market.","length":381,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""ELS is a crucial companion to CPO because it separates temperature-sensitive lasers from the extreme heat of high-power processors, ensuring wavelength stability and significantly enhancing system reliability and serviceability," said Alex McCann, Managing Director for Sivers' Photonics business. "Our high-performance DFB laser arrays deliver the reliability and wavelength stability required to accelerate the deployment of AI datacenters with CPO based architectures."","length":497,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""O-Net Technologies is pleased to partner with Sivers and Enablence to enhance our advanced external light source module," said Austin Na, CEO and Chairman of O-Net Technologies. "Together, we're enabling a practical, scalable ELS aligned with the needs of High-Performance Compute (HPC) and AI data centers."","length":333,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""We are excited to partner wi...