India, April 17 -- Lightmatter has announced a new collaborative initiative within the Open Compute Project (OCP) to create open specifications for a shared reference architecture enabling interoperable Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) in next-generation AI systems.

The announcement, in conjunction with the submission of a white paper titled "Open Collaboration for CPO-Enabled AI Systems," will initiate the project. This proposal underscores Lightmatter's commitment to advancing AI infrastructure in open collaboration with ecosystem leaders, including Celestica, Corning, Dell Technologies, Flex, Foxconn Interconnect Technology, Hyve Solutions, Keysight, Qualcomm Technologies, and Quanta Cloud Technology.

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