Skip to content

Lightmatter

Photonic (super)computer company building photonic interconnects and light engines for AI infrastructure.

Last updated September 2, 2026

AI crawler reads

No AI crawler has read this profile since Oct 28, 2026.

Overview

Lightmatter is a company founded by MIT researchers in 2017, with $850M raised and a $4.4B valuation. It builds photonic technologies for AI infrastructure, including Passage photonic interconnects and Guide light engines. The company has locations in Mountain View (HQ), Boston, Hsinchu, and Toronto.

History

Lightmatter was founded by MIT researchers in 2017. The company has raised $850M and has a $4.4B valuation. It is building photonic technologies for AI infrastructure, including photonic interconnects and light engines. The company has locations in Mountain View (HQ), Boston, Hsinchu, and Toronto.

Products and positioning

  • Passage L200

    First Edgeless I/O 3D Co-Packaged Optics, delivering 32-64 Tbps of optical I/O per chip.

  • Passage L20

    Delivers 12.8 Tbps of aggregate bandwidth and 4x pluggable density.

  • Passage M1000 EVK

    A rack-level 3D photonic interposer reference platform delivering 114 Tbps across a 4,000 mm² footprint.

  • Passage EVK100

    A high-bandwidth unidirectional link reference platform delivering up to 3.2 Tbps aggregate bandwidth at 3.2 pJ/bit.

  • Passage EVK50

    A 16-wavelength bidirectional link reference platform delivering 800 Gbps per fiber at 2.6 pJ/bit.

  • Guide

    Very Large Scale Photonics light engine, a universal external light source for co-packaged optics.

Sources4 sources

Cite this profile: Cite the canonical profile. /brand-wiki/lightmatter · Editorial policy · How profiles are compiled