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optics

[op-tiks] / ˈɒp tɪks /
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Chip demand is not only growing for the accelerators of artificial intelligence but also for the broader ecosystem, including CPUs, networking chips and co-packaged optics, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"Given the optics, many investors can not see an early end to the conflict and markets remain anxious."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The required resources are already present in most quantum optics laboratories, meaning no specialized equipment or "quantum engineer" is needed to take advantage of the effect.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

“The optics of such a move are terrible,” explains 3Fourteen Research co-founder Warren Pies.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Ashima had never heard of Boston, or of fiber optics.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri