LightSpeed Photonics

LightSpeed Photonics develops next-generation optical interconnects and optoelectronic processors that enable high-bandwidth data transfer directly into computing chips using lasers, replacing traditional copper cables to reduce latency, power use, and footprint while boosting performance for data centers and edge computing.

Core products and services

• LightKonnect™: A solderable laser transmitter/receiver chip enabling high-speed, low-power chip-to-chip and card-to-card optical communication with a significantly smaller footprint than traditional electrical interconnects.

• LightKonnect Fiber™: An optical fiber connector designed for short-distance, high-bandwidth data transfer using photons.

• LightSiP™: A modular System-in-Package solution integrating compute and co-packaged optics for scalable, heterogeneous processor architectures targeted at AI, video streaming, cybersecurity, and real-time analytics.

Business model and revenue streams

• Fabless semiconductor company focusing on designing and developing proprietary photonics components and systems for integration into data center servers, edge cloudlets, and telecom systems.

• Generates revenue through product sales and licensing of optical interconnect intellectual property to system integrators, chipmakers, and OEMs.

• Offers evaluation kits to customers for applying their technology in high-bandwidth processing use cases such as AI and cloud computing.