Photonics is forcing EDA to verify not just chips, but the physics of light inside full electro-optical systems.

Investors are pouring money quickly into a new ETF that invests in companies involved with photonics and photolithography Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is a high-growth specialty within the ...

Researchers at Stanford have developed a compact optical amplifier that dramatically boosts light signals using very little power. By recycling energy inside a looping resonator, the device achieves ...

I spent several days at OFC (Optical Fiber Communications Conference) 2026 in LA. The crowds were huge and the enthusiasm intense. Long-time attendees noted the shift from telecom to data center AI in ...

Close up of an optical amplifier chip, similar to the one detailed in this study, that is being developed in the lab of Stanford physicist Amir Safavi-Naeini. A red laser light shines from an optical ...

Light does a lot of work in the modern world, enabling all types of information technology, from TVs to satellites to fiber-optic cables that carry the internet across oceans. Stanford physicists ...

Close up of an optical amplifier chip, similar to the one detailed in this study, that is being developed in the lab of Stanford physicist Amir Safavi-Naeini. A red laser light shines from an optical ...

Meta will pay Corning up to $6 billion through 2030 for fiber-optic cable in its AI data centers. In an exclusive interview from a Corning factory in Hickory, North Carolina, CEO Wendell Weeks told ...

At the tail end of 2024, Onkyo announced a big rebrand or a “rebirth.” After years of focusing mainly on AVR systems, the storied Japanese audio brand revealed it was returning to the hi-fi market. It ...

Our picks for the best dedicated headphone amplifiers for audiophiles includes Apos, Feliks Audio and STAX. The headphone amplifier category is in the middle of a subtle but important shift.

Integrated amplifiers have become very popular again with audiophiles for a few reasons and we think it’s fair to say that expensive separates are becoming less relevant. Build quality matters.