POET Technologies and Lumilens Forge $50 Million Partnership to Tackle AI Infrastructure Bottlenecks

POET Technologies and Lumilens have announced a significant $50 million joint development deal aimed at revolutionizing AI infrastructure. The partnership will focus on creating wafer-level photonic modules to replace copper interconnects. With projected maximum purchases exceeding $500 million, the roadmap includes engineering samples by late 2026, addressing critical bandwidth constraints for future GPU clusters.