AMD Taps GlobalFoundries for MI500's Co-Packaged Optics as the Silicon Photonics Race With NVIDIA Heats Up

AMD Returns to GlobalFoundries for Co-Packaged Optics in Instinct MI500 AI Accelerators

AMD is planning a significant return to establishing new manufacturing ties with its former silicon manufacturing venture, which it sold back in 2008. According to recent reports, AMD intends to collaborate with GlobalFoundries for new Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) for the next-generation Instinct MI500 series of AI accelerators. CPO technology will help AMD remain competitive in the AI data center space, where signal transfer is limited by tradition…

AMD Taps GlobalFoundries for MI500's Co-Packaged Optics as the Silicon Photonics Race With NVIDIA Heats Up

AMD will be leveraging GlobalFoundries for the development of its MRM Co-packaged Optic solution for the next-gen Instinct MI500 AI accelerators. GlobalFoundries & AMD Working Together on Co-Packaged Optics Hardware For Instinct MI500 Accelerators CPO or Co-Packaged Optics (Silicon Photonics) is the next-generation solution that reduces reliance on copper and harnesses light to transfer signals. These CPOs are packaged alongside hardware acceler…