GLOBAL IMAGING BRIEF
Why it matters
Capital is moving toward optical switching at rack scale, where photonic integration, packaging and reliable manufacturing must mature together. Commercial economics and production yields remain unreported.
Salience Labs raises $125 million to scale optical circuit switching
Salience Labs announced a $125 million Series B round on October 14, led by Bullhound Capital with participation from AMD Ventures and Intel Capital. It intends to expand manufacturing and U.S. operations for its integrated optical circuit-switching chips. The company points to a recent 64-port live demonstration; funding and demonstration do not establish volume deployment.
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