French chip materials maker Soitec locks customers into multi-year deals as AI wafer demand surges
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Demand for silicon photonics has surged as hyperscalers increasingly use optical connections to move data inside AI infrastructure, where copper links are becoming less attractive because of power and performance constraints.
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