Astera Labs to Acquire aiXscale Photonics
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Astera Labs to acquire aiXscale Photonics. Deal is expected to help enable scale-up photonic chiplets in AI Infrastructure 2.0 and accelerate Astera Labs' deployment of rack-scale solutions SAN JOSE, Calif. - October 22, 2025 - Astera Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALAB), a leader in semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for rack-scale AI infrastructure, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire aiXscale Photonics GmbH. The acquisition is expected to help enable Astera Labs to develop photonic scale-up solutions by combining aiXscale's fiber-chip coupling technologies with Astera Labs' connectivity and signal processing portfolio. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. The evolution to AI Infrastructure 2.0 demands scale-up connectivity solutions that meet aggressive speed, power, and reliability requirements while facilitating high volume, rack-scale integration. As the AI industry prepares for the next wave of infrastructure requirements, optical connectivity is critical to supporting the massive bandwidth needs of scale-up systems with hundreds of AI accelerators. Photonic chiplets represent one of the key enabling technologies to deliver the performance and efficiency required for advanced AI infrastructure. "The transition to AI Infrastructure 2.0 demands purpose-built optical solutions that can handle the complexity...
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