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Re: China Going For Photonic Processors

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On 2026-01-31, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/31/china-optical-computer-chips-power-next-wave-ai/
>
> As the race for more powerful artificial intelligence (AI)
> tools accelerates, China is placing major bets on optical
> computer chips to overcome the speed and energy limits of
> traditional electronic hardware ...
>
> Chen and his team reported a breakthrough last month
> with the development of LightGen, the first all-optical
> chip designed to handle advanced generative AI models.
> Built using layers of engineered metasurfaces that manipulate
> light at the nanoscale, the chip contains millions of photonic
> neurons.
>
> Zengguang Cheng, a materials scientist at Fudan University
> in Shanghai, said the country has strong motivation to explore
> new approaches in computing. He noted that China’s 14th Five-
> Year Plan includes goals related to photonics and quantum
> technologies, backed by steady government funding.
>
> . . .
>
>    Maybe rather than trying to compete with western silicon
>    it would be a better use of resources to perfect photonic
>    processing and quantum tech instead.
>

China often lies about its technological capabilities.  I don't see
evidence that this is anything other than more fluff.  The article is
very light on evidence of any breakthrough.

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China Going For Photonic Processors c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-30 19:13 -0500
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