LightSpeed Photonics Revolutionizes Data Transfer with Compact Optical Interconnects

Artificial intelligence may be transforming the world, but behind every breakthrough lies a less visible challenge — moving staggering volumes of data between processors without slowing everything down. That’s precisely the problem Hyderabad-based LightSpeed Photonics has set out to solve. Building the future of data bandwidth-intensive applications, the deep-tech startup is replacing conventional copper wires and bulky transceivers with compact, solderable optical interconnects that enable faster, low-power, high-bandwidth data transfer for network cards, switches, and computing. Its patented optical solutions, designed to sit closer to the chip, are 20 times smaller, consume three to five times less power, and deliver three times the bandwidth of conventional transceivers, while enabling significant reductions in power consumption and PCB footprint. In an exclusive chat with CE , Dr Rohin Y, founder-CEO, of LightSpeed Photonics explains how a six-year vision to eliminate data bottlenecks is translating into compact, energy-efficient photonic solutions with global ambitions.