Lightmatter
Lightmatter is developing next-generation photonic data center infrastructure and is hiring a Photonics PDK Modeling Engineer to lead the internal Process Design Kit (PDK) program. The role serves as the architect of the component library, connecting physical device behavior with system-level simulation to ensure accurate prediction of physical layouts. This position supports the company’s mission to scale photonic hardware for advanced AI and HPC workloads.
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2017
Lightmatter is a photonic (super)computer company that merges photonics and computing to rethink the limits of AI. The company designs photonic interconnect chips — including its Passage co-packaged optics platform and Guide VLSP light engine — to deliver high-bandwidth, energy-efficient networking for large-scale AI supercomputers and data centers. Its products enable massive GPU cluster scaling for frontier AI training and inference workloads by overcoming the bandwidth limitations of conventional electrical interconnects.
Lightmatter unveils Passage L20 photonic interconnect, announces vClick Optics offering for high-volume CPO manufacturing
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Photonic Computing Leader Lightmatter Raises $400M | Industry News | Jan 2025
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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