Facing US chip curbs, China launches photonics lab to power AI with light

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China has launched the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Integrated Photonic Computing Chips and Systems, a top-level photonic computing lab aimed at advancing AI development and overcoming US technology sanctions on chips.

China has established a top-level laboratory in Shanghai dedicated to photonic computing as the country strives to bypass the power constraints and US technology curbs hobbling its ambitions in artificial intelligence development. The Shanghai Key Laboratory of Integrated Photonic Computing Chips and Systems, launched on Wednesday, was China’s first industry-academia platform dedicated to the field, Shanghai’s Jiefang Daily reported on Thursday. Zou Weiwen, director of the new laboratory and a...