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Celestial AI raises $100m in Series B funding

What happened

Celestial AI raised $100M in Series B funding from investors including Samsung Catalyst and Koch Disruptive Technologies to advance its Photonic Fabric optical interconnect technology. The funding supports R&D for a claimed performance lead over existing electrical connectivity solutions. Neutral: This is a long-term R&D milestone with no immediate impact on component supply, pricing, or trader decisions.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 10/100

Affected components and suppliers

Optical InterconnectAI Accelerator

Celestial AI

fundingR&Doptical-photonics

Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 6/30/2023 · View original source

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Celestial AI raises $100m in Series B funding

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