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Marvell's Integration of Lumentum: Connecting Silicon and Optics to Build an AI Interconnect Platform
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Fusion42 · 2 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
Marvell's acquisition of Lumentum integrates optical and silicon technologies, enabling Marvell to extend from chip supply into AI data center interconnect platforms. This positions Marvell to address challenges in AI infrastructure connectivity, crucial for scaling large AI clusters beyond just compute performance.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors, and 3 sources have reported it.
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You must rethink AI hardware beyond faster chips to how data moves between them. Marvell’s integrated optics and silicon platform opens a new market for building AI data centre networks at scale.
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