Optalysys secures 21 million for the quantum encryption chip

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Cybersecurity Investment Optalysys, the developer of a breakthrough photonics processing technology, has raised £21m in Series A funding. The round was led by Lingotto, an investment management firm owned by Exor NV, imec.xpand and Northern Gritstone, with other investors to follow. The investment will enable the company to advance its Enable photonic computing technology to … Read more

Intel CEO wraps up trip to China as US chip giant taps into strong Chinese demand for semiconductors

Intel CEO wraps up trip to China as US chip giant taps into strong Chinese demand for semiconductors

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger wrapped up a low-key trip to China this week, the second to the country in three months, as the US chip giant doubles down on the Chinese market despite an intensifying tech war between the US and China. Gelsinger’s reported itinerary included a Wednesday visit to the Beijing headquarters of New … Read more

Chip wars: how chiplets are emerging as a key part of China’s technology strategy

Chip wars: how chiplets are emerging as a key part of China's technology strategy

July 13 (Reuters) – The ailing Silicon Valley startup’s zGlues patent sale in 2021 was insignificant except for one detail: Its own technology, designed to slash chip manufacturing time and costs, appeared 13 months later in the patent portfolio of Chipuller, a startup in southern China’s tech hub of Shenzhen. Chipuller has purchased what it … Read more