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Aug 3, 2026

Olix Computing raises $312 million for optical AI inference hardware

AI hardware startup Olix Computing announced a $312 million funding round backed by Netflix co-founder to develop optical inference appliances for AI workloads.

Aug 3, 2026·1 source
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Jul 31, 2026

Researchers demonstrate 65 TOPS optical computing chip with 124-channel parallel processing capability

Scientists have developed a four-core optical computing chip that achieves 65 TOPS computational speed by integrating coherent interference and wavelength-division multiplexing technologies to enable 124-channel parallel processing.

Jul 31, 2026·1 source
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Top claims

  • ▪This on-chip SRAM approach is designed to store the large "KV cache" generated during AI inference without needing slower external memory
  • ▪Olix Computing hopes to start shipping its chips in the first half of 2027
  • ▪The company will use its latest funding to enhance its custom silicon platform and accelerate manufacturing efforts

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Compute, chips & AI infrastructure2AI compute & environmental impact1AI hardware1AI inference (scaling)1AI startups1Netflix1Venture capital funding1

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