AMD has acquired Enosemi, a startup specializing in silicon photonics, to enhance its AI capabilities.
Enosemi designs custom materials for silicon photonics to enable faster and more efficient data transmission using light (photons) instead of traditional electrical communication.
The acquisition will help AMD accelerate its co-packaged optics innovation for AI systems as the demand for faster and more efficient data movement increases with the complexity of AI models.
Enosemi, founded in 2023, builds and ships photonic integrated circuits and has collaborated with AMD as an external development partner before the acquisition.