AI data center optical interconnect market to hit $144 billion by 2030, an over ten-fold increase from 2024 figures, according to new projections — silicon photonics expected to account for nearly two-thirds of revenue, driven by co-packaged optics
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The Chips Act has been surprisingly successful so far. The US has now spent over half its $39bn in incentives. In so doing it has driven an unexpected investment boom. Chip companies have announced investments of $327bn and a stunning 15-fold increase in construction of manufacturing facilities.
