Amid the AI boom, data centres areconsuming alarming amountsof electricity.
Theyre also responsible for1%of global energy-related emissions.
By 2030, their power demand could increase by160%.
Switzerland-based Lightium aims to provide a solution.
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Thats compared to the current maximum rate of 800Gb/s.
This translates into reduced operational costs and significant energy savings, he added.
This makes Lightium the first company to design and manufacture TFLN-based photonic chips at an industrial scale.
Vsquared Ventures and Lakestar led the $7mn funding round.
Lightium expects to hit this launch target at the beginning of 2025.
Digital sovereignty is becoming existential for nations or groups of nations.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
