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Innovative manufacturing approach upcycles existing CMOS facility accelerating development of energy-efficient photonic AI chips and democratizing semiconductor manufacturing, enabling supply chain resilience and technology independence [...]

Stuttgart, Germany – January 27, 2025. What role will Germany play in the global chip industry? Robert Habeck sought answers to this question during his [...]

Q.ANT is in the German experts consortium lead of the LichtBriQ project, funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung BMBF. The project has been [...]

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Anastasi in Tech

In an interview with Techexplorer Anastasi In Tech, Michael Förtsch explains how Q.ANT’s revolutionary light-based processor could transform the future of AI data centers.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, FAZ

We are challenging nothing less than the status quo’ – The FAZ writes about the “superchip from Europe” and why it could turn the industry upside down.

EETimes

In EE Times, Sally Ward-Foxton explains how Q.ANT’s launch of a photonic AI chip pilot line using lithium niobate (TFLN) boosts semiconductor sustainability and strengthens Europe’s computing independence.

WiWo Chefgespräch Podcast

“We are breaking through the narrative that you have to invest billions in new factories in order to produce cutting-edge technology.” Michael Förtsch explains the impact of Q.ANT’s technology on European tech sovereignty in the Wirtschaftswoche podcast.

Markt&Technik / Elektroniknet

Why is Q.ANT building its own pilot line and what opportunity does it offer for Europe? Michael Förtsch explains in an interview with Heinz Arnold from Markt&Technik. 

Photonics Spectra

Photonics Spectra highlights how Q.ANT’s photonic AI chip pilot line, using lithium niobate creates a blueprint for cost-effectively modernizing chip production worldwide.

EENews Europe

In a feature by eeNews Europe, Peter Clarke reports how Q.ANT’s new pilot line could accelerate optical chip production for more efficient AI processing in Europe.

The Ojo-Yoshida Report

In an interview with Junko Yoshida from Ojo-Yoshida Report, Michael Förtsch explains why photonic computing could be the key to solving AI’s growing energy consumption challenge in data centers.

Embedded

In an interview with Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio from Embedded Edge, Michael Förtsch discusses how photonic computing is paving the way for more efficient and sustainable AI systems.

eeNews Europe

In an interview with Peter Clarke from eeNews Europe, Michael Förtsch details how Q.ANT’s new lithium niobate processor achieves 30x efficiency improvements over traditional GPUs through analog optical computing.

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