LightGen: How China Built the World’s First All-Optical Generative AI Chip

China’s LightGen chip marks a breakthrough in optical computing, enabling large-scale generative AI with up to 100× gains in speed and energy efficiency.
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China’s LightGen chip marks a breakthrough in optical computing, enabling large-scale generative AI with up to 100× gains in speed and energy efficiency.

Nvidia has finalized its $5 billion Intel investment, acquiring 214.7M shares at $23.28 each. Shares dipped 2% as investors digest the long-term AI supply chain strategy.

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Tata’s Semiconductor Plant in Dholera marks a ₹91,000 crore shift toward end-to-end chip manufacturing in India, transforming Dholera Smart City into a strategic industrial hub.

Introduction China’s semiconductor ambitions are accelerating far faster than Western analysts expected. In April 2025, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet stated China would need “many, many years” to develop EUV lithography. The previous CEO even called China “light-years behind.” Analysts predicted…

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