Sivers Semiconductors has announced details on its strategic partnership with POET Technologies, focusing on the development of integrated light-engine subsystems for future data center connectivity. The collaboration combines Sivers’ distributed feedback (DFB) laser technology with POET’s Optical Interposer platform to enable scalable, energy-efficient external light sources for high-speed transceivers and co-packaged optics in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
According to Sivers, as connectivity requirements in AI data centers scale from 800 gigabits per second to 6.4 terabits per second and higher, conventional pluggables based on externally modulated lasers are approaching their limits. The market is now transitioning to co-packaged optics architectures, which rely on external light sources to meet demand driven by next-generation GPU-based infrastructure.
Sivers reports that its DFB laser solutions, when integrated with POET’s Optical Interposer platform, provide highly integrated, plug-and-play light-engine subsystems. These are designed to support next-generation pluggable transceivers and enable external light sources for co-packaged optical (CPO) systems.
Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, Chairman and CEO of POET Technologies, said, “By pairing our Optical Interposer platform with Sivers’ lasers, we can deliver highly integrated, scalable, and energy-efficient light sources to meet the connectivity demands of the rapidly evolving AI datacenter market.”
Sivers states that prototypes will be demonstrated to customers in the first half of 2026, with full production readiness targeted for the end of 2026. The primary application is for hyperscale and AI-enabled data centers, with related technologies potentially relevant for SATCOM, defense, and telecom markets as identified by Sivers.
Source: Sivers Semiconductors
