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Lightmatter Collaborates with Synopsys to Integrate Advanced Interface IP with Its Passage Co-Packaged Optics Platform
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., January 27, 2026--Lightmatter, the leader in photonic (super) computing, today announced a strategic collaboration with Synopsys, the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, to integrate Synopsys 224G SerDes and UCIe IP for 3nm process into the Lightmatter’s Passage™ 3D Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) platform. Through this collaboration, Lightmatter is developing a robust, low-latency CPO platform designed to scale to next-generation AI infrastructure, optimizin
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