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Interview: Lightmatter maps CPO future with Nvidia NVLink, Taiwan supply chain

What happened

Lightmatter CEO Nicholas Harris announced the company's integration into the Nvidia NVLink ecosystem and outlined its CPO technology roadmap for the 2026 OCP APAC Summit. This collaboration emphasizes the importance of working closely with Taiwan's supply chain to advance commercialization. Watch for potential shifts in optical interconnect demand as CPO adoption progresses.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 15/100

Affected components and suppliers

CPOOptical Interconnects

LightmatterNvidia

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Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 8/7/2026 · View original source

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Interview: Lightmatter maps CPO future with Nvidia NVLink, Taiwan supply chain

What happened

Impact and signal

Affected components and suppliers

Source and time

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