Optical Compute Interconnect Consortium Formation

AMD, Broadcom, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and OpenAI have jointly announced the formation of the Optical Compute Interconnect (OCI) Multi-Source Agreement (MSA). This consortium will focus on the development and promotion of optical interconnect technologies.

The main goal is to address the scalability challenges that arise with the increasing computational requirements, especially in the field of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Optical interconnects promise to offer higher bandwidth and lower latency compared to traditional electrical interconnects, enabling larger and more efficient systems.

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