NewPhotonics and Tower begin shipments of laser-integrated optical engine PICs

Tower Semiconductor, the leading foundry for high-value analog semiconductor solutions, and NewPhotonics, a fabless semiconductor delivering innovative photonic IC chip solutions, announced high-volume shipment of laser-integrated serviceable optical engines designed to meet the urgent and growing demand for high-bandwidth, energy-efficient optical interconnects in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The PIC optical engine chips support OEM solutions ranging from FRO/LRO/LPO and Extra-Dense