September 10, 2025 – Nvision Technology, a globally leading photonics integration company, officially launched its new product—the "Lighthop" PCIe Active Optical Cable (AOC)—at the opening day of CIOE Shenzhen. Designed for PCIe interconnect applications, the product aims to address growing challenges in bandwidth, power consumption, and scalability within AI computing and high-performance data centers, providing a high-performance interconnect solution for GPU clusters and memory pooling applications.Core Innovation: Bringing Optical Power to PCIe InterconnectsThe "Lighthop" PCIe AOC adopts a low-power, low-cost design, enables high-bandwidth, long-distance interconnects between GPUs, whether within or across server racks. It not only supports the construction of larger-scale computing clusters but also seamlessly meets high-speed communication demands among computing, acceleration, switching, storage, and network nodes. This makes it an ideal solution for applications such as resource disaggregation and storage pooling.The AOC product series complies with the SFF-TA-1032 (CDFP) standard, supports PCIe 6.0 x16 lane and earlier version PCIe protocols, and is compatible with CXL 3.0 protocol—providing sufficient support for the future evolution of data center architectures. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/gj3ju779jfk.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/gj3ju779jfk.png" style=""/>Product picture of “Lighthop”PCIe AOC optical cable Eight technological advantages: Redefining the interconnection standard<img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/u9p10gctnvh.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/u9p10gctnvh.png" style="width: 30%;"> Target Markets and application scenarios Data Centers: High-bandwidth, long-distance interconnect between GPUs/CPUs/memory resources within and across racks, enabling larger-scale computing clusters.High-Performance Computing (HPC): High-speed communication between compute/ acceleration/ switch/ storage/ network nodes, supporting resource disaggregation and storage pooling applications. Core specifications<img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/lf0tgzlytgg.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/lf0tgzlytgg.png" style="width: 30%;">Nvision Technology's "Lighthop" PCIe AOC cable is now available for sampling and will be displayed at MACOM's booth (Hall 11, Booth 11D31) during CIOE 2025 (September 10-12). We cordially invite partners and clients from the data center, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and HPC sectors to visit our booth, together, we can explore the infinite possibillities of optical interconnects for computational infrastructure. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/cvrrbnigbyc.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/cvrrbnigbyc.png" style="width: 30%;">

September 10, 2025 – Nvision Technology, a globally leading photonics integration company, officially launched its new product—the "Lighthop" PCIe Active Optical Cable (AOC)—at the opening day of CIOE Shenzhen. 

Breaking Computational Bottlenecks: Nvision Technology Launches First "Lighthop" PCIe AOC Cable, Empowering Next-Gen Data Centers and AI Clusters

<img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/ptn50jul32.png" alt="" data-href="" style="width: 572px;"/>Unveiling Its Core Strategy to Capture the Hundred-Billion Optoelectronic Integration MarketOn May 15, the "Haichuang Pudong" competition concluded. Nvision won the top prize, the "Technology Innovation Star" award, thanks to its independently developed cutting-edge "Optoelectronic Integration Platform." Right after stepping off the stage, founder Nie Hui was swarmed by investors, exchanging contacts and extending invitations.What kind of technology could attract investor interest immediatly? And how to seize the key breakthrough points in the emerging hundred-billion-RMB market of next-generation optoelectronic integration market?Recently, Zhangtongshe visited Nvision (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. for an exclusive interview with Nie Hui, delving into the core barriers of optoelectronic integration and unveiling the company’s strategic path to capturing this high-stakes market. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/groks9wfu3h.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/groks9wfu3h.png" style=""/> Thirty Years of Dedication to Optoelectronic DevicesLeading Intel’s Cutting-Edge Silicon Photonics Projects To understand Nvision’s breakthrough path, one must begin with its founder, Nie Hui—his story is itself a history of deep commitment to the field of optoelectronic devices.In the late 1980s, Nie Hui was admitted from Yangzhou High School to the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), where he majored in physics. Immersed in the intense atmosphere of USTC’s “study-abroad preparatory program,” he set his sights on pursuing education overseas as early as his sophomore year. In 1993, he went to the United States to earn a Ph.D. in electronic engineering.The foreshadowing of his destiny was quietly set—his doctoral research focused on high-performance photodetectors. His advisor hailed from Bell Labs, regarded as a “holy land” for optoelectronic devices. After graduation, Nie Hui naturally transitioned into joining the lab, officially embarking on his deeply dedicated journey in the field of optoelectronic devices. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/surxg88vl4.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/surxg88vl4.png" style=""/> As an R&D engineer, Nie Hui’s eight-year experience at Lucent Bell Labs shaped his initial understanding of industry cycles. He witnessed the frenzy and decline of the first internet revolution: the optoelectronics division expanded from 300 to 2,500 employees, with daily revenue exceeding US$2 million at its peak and an investment bank valuation of US$70 billion. Yet after the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, the team shrunk to 150 people, and performance plummeted by over twentyfold.“Our technology kept improving, so why did our performance keep worsening?” This question led to an epiphany: technology detached from market demand would ultimately become a castle in the air. “To look beyond” became his strongest urge at that moment.Driven by this reflection, he decisively stepped out of his comfort zone in pure technical R&D: first transitioning into a product manager to closely follow the entire process from R&D to sales, then joining a startup as a technical expert and CTO, where he participated in cross-border acquisitions and gained deep insight into corporate operations. Nearly a decade of hands-on experience gave him a comprehensive understanding of the market dynamics of optoelectronic devices, as well as product development, operations, and marketing.In 2015, Nie Hui was invited to join Intel to lead its cutting-edge silicon photonics products. This became a critical leap in his career. At a time when silicon photonics was still largely unknown in China, he was already immersed in developing the world’s first low-cost, mass-producible silicon photonics product. This project, which originated in Intel Labs and went through nearly ten years of R&D, achieved the leap from 1 to 100 under Nie Hui and his team’s leadership. Their core breakthrough was transforming discrete optoelectronic components into a platform capable of mass production via CMOS semiconductor processes.To date, this platform has mass-produced and shipped over 8 million fully integrated silicon photonic chips, with reliability far exceeding that of traditional discrete laser devices. At the very place where Moore’s Law was proposed and flourished, Nie Hui came to a profound realization: photonics could also evolve in accordance with Moore’s Law. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/de70f081hnj.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/de70f081hnj.png" style=""/> In 2019, Nie Hui returned to China and joined a leading lidar startup, establishing its optoelectronic device department from scratch. At the time, lidar systems relied on discrete laser and detector components, which were manually assembled and often cost over RMB 100,000 per unit. Guided by the logic of Moore’s Law, Nie Hui led his team to develop a new technology from the ground up—one that was initially overlooked by the market but held strong potential for iteration. He also firmly committed to partnering with then-nascent domestic supply chains to advance the localization of high-end core components. Within a few years, the team not only reduced lidar costs to less than one-tenth of the original but also improved performance by more than tenfold.This validation of Moore’s Law further convinced Nie Hui that the breakthrough in optoelectronic devices must follow the path of “photonic-electronic integration + CMOS processes”—which could very well be the key to overcoming bottlenecks in the optical interconnect industry.In 2024, fueled by this conviction, he founded Nvision. The core team quickly brought together seasoned experts from Intel, leading lidar companies, and AI tech firms. Members have successfully achieved breakthroughs in key technologies such as 100G silicon photonic chips, high-power vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), high-sensitivity single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs), and highly integrated lidar chips from scratch, and have passed the market test of large-scale mass production and delivery. A golden combination of “technical depth + industrial execution” had officially formed. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/8z49nb0uc1t.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/8z49nb0uc1t.png" style=""/> Years of in-depth exploration at Bell Labs, the rigor of high-volume manufacturing at Intel, and the performance-cost revolution at the lidar company—every step of this journey now converges toward a single goal: to write a new chapter of Moore’s Law for next-generation photonic-electronic integration.Nvision is committed to tackling the most persistent challenges that have long plagued the industry.<img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/n36cia17z5k.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/n36cia17z5k.png" style=""/>Targeting the Next Pain Point in AI Computing ClustersEnabling Optical Interconnects to Follow Moore’s Law Nvision’s technological direction is based on a simple yet critical observation: while the growth of computing power has surpassed the predictions of traditional Moore’s Law, data transmission (interconnect) capabilities have failed to keep pace.Take, for example, large-scale GPU clusters (“thousands of cards”). Their parallel architecture requires massive real-time data exchange, yet traditional copper cables and optical modules offer limited single-channel capacity, failing to meet these high demands. As a result, systems are forced to rely on over 5,000 copper cables or a similarly vast number of optical modules to handle parallel computation and data transfer. This not only causes energy consumption per GPU rack to sour (132 kW ≈ the energy usage of about 110 U.S. households), but the complex cabling also significantly raises cooling and power supply costs, trapping the system in a vicious cycle where “bigger scale means higher energy consumption.”The conflict between the exponential growth in computing demands and the linear improvement in traditional optical modules has created an unprecedented need for a “paradigm shift” in technology. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/mb0he3odhb.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/mb0he3odhb.png" style=""/> The solution proposed by Nie Hui’s team is Optical I/O (OIO) technology. By leveraging wafer-level heterogeneous integration, Nvision combines optoelectronic materials with silicon-based wafers and utilizes CMOS processes to achieve mass production—for the first time enabling optoelectronic devices to improve in performance and integration in accordance with Moore’s Law.“Simply put, it’s about tightly bonding optoelectronic devices onto silicon,” explained Nie Hui. While optoelectronics have not yet kept pace with Moore’s Law, silicon has long undergone upgrades in a market worth hundreds of billions. Applying silicon’s “Moore’s Law” principles to optoelectronic devices can transform traditionally “handcrafted” optical modules into “chip-level” products. In his view, only by introducing Moore’s Law can the challenges of bandwidth, power consumption, and cost in optical interconnects be truly resolved.Guided by this approach, Nvision’s product efficiency can be described as “overwhelmingly superior”—delivering a 10x increase in bandwidth density, a 90% reduction in energy consumption, latency compressed to 5ns, and significantly lower costs. This fully meets the core demands of optical interconnects: high density, low power, and low cost. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/nodhnl2c8m8.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/nodhnl2c8m8.png" style=""/> This technology holds exceptional value for AI data centers. In a well-known solution, each GPU typically requires 18 optical modules to enable high-performance cluster interconnection. Nvision’s OIO solution dramatically reduces this ratio while supporting high-density signal transmission over distances of up to 500 meters, perfectly meeting the “Scale-up & Scale-out” demands of AI clusters. More importantly, it can not only replace copper cables and traditional optical modules but also integrate with advanced packaging technologies for CPUs and GPUs, serving as a “superhighway” for AI computing power.In terms of product strategy, Nvision has built a tiered product matrix: near-term focus on PCIe optical interconnect modules, with mass production expected as early as next year; medium-term development of Ethernet optical engines targeting short- to mid-reach transmission in servers and switches; and long-term commitment to wafer-level OIO to fundamentally redefine data center interconnect architecture. This combination of fast commercial wins and long-term R&D ensures a structured approach to market entry while targeting a multi-billion-dollar market opportunity. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/3qzecdb8nt.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/3qzecdb8nt.png" style=""/>3.2T 2.5D-Packaged CPO，External Laser Source This technological direction quickly gained recognition from investors. In April, Nvision secured over ten-million RMB in angel funding from CAS Star. The investor stated that itConfidence in the Nvision team stems from its extensive experience in III-V photonic chips and silicon photonics, as well as its proven execution in optoelectronic integration. Furthermore, Nvision is poised to form strong upstream and downstream synergies with CAS Star’s ecosystem in the optoelectronics semiconductor industry, demonstrating significant potential for expanded applications.Yet this capital injection is only the prologue to a broader revolution in optical interconnection. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/ebt14xh3ddw.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/ebt14xh3ddw.png" style="">Winning Star in ZhangjiangBreaking Through in the Trillion-Dollar Photonics Arena Nvision’s growth momentum continues to accelerate, garnering not only capital investment but also recognition from both industry and local government. At the “Haichuang Pudong” awards ceremony, Li Hui, Deputy District Governor of Pudong New Area, presented Nvision with the “Sci-Tech Innovation Star” award. The company will receive high-quality space support in Zhangjiang, providing tangible bolstering for the team’s R&D and operations. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/7din698g6bs.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/7din698g6bs.png" style=""/> Behind this recognition lies the vast potential of the photonics industry. According to data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), the global photonics industry reached USD 920 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to USD 1.2 trillion by 2027. Zooming in on the optical interconnect segment, the global market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.15% from 2024 to 2029, reaching over USD 31.8 billion (RMB 228.4 billion) by 2029.Nie Hui admitted that Nvision's focus on the optical interconnect is first and foremost due to the segment’s promising prospects and large market size. More crucially, however, the company’s unique mastery of wafer-level heterogeneous integration technology presents a high barrier to entry. In addition, the absence of dominant players in the field has opened a valuable window of opportunity. Speaking on returning to China to start a business, he offers a sharp insight: “Based on my years of experience and observation both domestically and internationally, I find that the average skill level of engineers in China is higher, the pace of technological evolution is faster, and the current ecosystem is highly conducive to entrepreneurship.”Rooting the core team in Zhangjiang was a strategic decision informed by the area’s industrial ecosystem. As a high-level tech talent in Shanghai, Nie Hui is well aware of Zhangjiang’s unique strengths in semiconductors—from rare silicon photonics foundry lines and packaging-test chains to integrated circuit industry funds and AI computing scenarios. Zhangjiang offers startups end-to-end support “from tape-out to customer engagement.” Since entering a Zhangjiang incubator, Nvision has rapidly achieved key milestones, gaining not only space and policy support but also directly connecting with industrial capital partners like CAS STAR through park-sponsored salons, engaging with AI companies and teams, and reaching potential customers and business partners.Looking ahead, Nie Hui is confident: “We believe the AI era is not a bubble. Much like revolutionary industrial shifts brought by the steam engine and the computer, AI will genuinely and profoundly transform society and people's lives.”As technological breakthroughs, policy tailwinds, a fertile ecosystem, and market channels converge, a photon buried in silicon-based soil is quietly rewriting the energy trajectory of the computing world—redrawing the competitive landscape of the global optical interconnection industry.

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As hard tech emerges as a key engine driving a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, a resource matchmaking event was officially launched, aiming to forge connections between venture capital institutions and high-quality projects while driving deeper capital-industry integration. On August 13, the "Visit to CAS STAR" event, guided by the Zhangjiang Science City Technology and Industry Service Center and hosted by Zhangtongnet and CAS Star, was successfully held. As the first phase of the "Visit Venture Capital Institutions" series, the event attracted over 40 entrepreneurs and investors to Zhangjiang, Shanghai, to discuss new opportunities for "investing in hard tech" and "developing hard tech" in the context of new quality productive forces. As an early-stage investment institution focused on the "hard &amp; core tech", CAS Star delves deeply into five major physical fields: information, energy, matter, space, and life. From identifying innovative sparks in research institutes to nurturing tech startups toward robust growth, it is consistently dedicated to bridging the gap between laboratory achievements and industrial applications—breathing life into hard tech, putting it into practical use, and strengthening its role as a vital force energizing regional scientific and technological innovation.&nbsp;<img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/9g69sb5ynmm.png">&nbsp;Visit to CAS Star Exhibition Hall Following registration, guests were guided by professional explainer on a tour of the exhibition hall, offering an immersive experience into CAS STAR’s development over the past decade and its achievements in hard tech incubation. On display were models such as the photonic quantum computer "Jiuzhang 3.0," samples of new flexible electromagnetic shielding materials, and a spherical tokamak equipped with high-temperature superconducting magnets. The explainer provided detailed and engaging explanations of each exhibit, making complex hard tech concepts tangible and accessible through clear, easy-to-follow presentations.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/evndqyn5t2.png"></figure>Zheng Xiaohui, CEO of Coronation Tech and Founder of Zhangtongshe&nbsp;At the beginning of the event, Zheng Xiaohui, CEO of Coronation Tech and founder of Zhangtongshe, delivered an opening address, expressing his sincere gratitude to the guests in attendance. He explained that the reason CAS STAR was selected as the first stop for the "Visiting Venture Capital Institutions" series lies in its pioneering role and leading strength in hard tech investment. Zheng noted that Zhangtongshe has been deeply rooted in Zhangjiang for years, consistently dedicating itself to serving the sci-tech innovation ecosystem—from hosting numerous events that bridge industry and research, to releasing the 2024 Report on Investment and Financing Ecosystem of Shanghai Tech Enterprises at this year’s Shanghai Sci-Tech Forest Conference. Throughout, Zhengtongshe has served as both recorder and witness of this journey. The report particularly highlights the outstanding performance of hard tech companies invested in by CAS STAR.To date, the company has built a comprehensive service matrix that includes the Zhangtongshe Media Platform, the Link database, Coronation Research Institute, and the Xuniu mini-program—all designed to help enterprises efficiently connect resources and expand their operations. Looking ahead, Zheng looks forward to collaborating with CAS STAR to discover and share the innovation stories of more outstanding companies, making hard tech visible to more people.&nbsp;&nbsp;<h2 style="text-align:center;">As CAS STAR Marked Its 10th Anniversary,</h2><h2 style="text-align:center;">It Began a New Chapter with Shanghai</h2>&nbsp;The partnership between CAS STAR and Shanghai represents a deep integration of technological innovation and industrial advancement.As a founding partner of CAS STAR, Mi Lei carries multiple labels. He is the pioneer proposer of concepts of “hard tech” and “ESK” (where “E” stands for economic value, “S” for social value, and “K” for knowledge value). He was also among the first investors to advocate for “investing early, in small companies, with long-term vision, and in hard tech,” promoting the notion of “patient capital.”As early as 2010, Mi Lei introduced the concept of “hard tech.” In his definition, hard tech refers to critical core technologies with high technical barriers and clear application scenarios. These technologies represent the most advanced level of global scientific development, lead new rounds of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and play a vital supporting role in economic and social development.The emergence and growth of hard tech are closely tied to the historical context of the time. Although China was experiencing rapid economic growth around that period, the 2008 financial crisis had brought new challenges to the global and Chinese economies. Against this backdrop, Mi Lei conducted an in-depth analysis of the relationship between technological progress and economic growth, arguing that China’s economic expansion must transition from being factor-driven and investment-driven to innovation-driven.However, core technologies in many fields—such as semiconductors and advanced materials—were still subject to “chokepoint” restrictions by developed countries. Societal recognition and investment in these critical core technologies fell far short of what was needed. Therefore, promoting the rooting and growth of hard tech in China has become an imperative proposition of the era.CAS STAR launched in 2013 to industrialize scientific and technological achievements, starting by investing in photonics technology as its first project.Six years later, a strategic response spanning 1,500 kilometers set the stage for the story between CAS STAR and Shanghai: On November 3, 2019, during an inspection tour in Shanghai, general secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR Market) and the pilot registration-based IPO system must stay true to their founding purpose—improving the quality of listed companies while supporting and encouraging “hard tech” enterprises to go public. This directive provided a fundamental guideline for Shanghai to gather high-quality hard tech resources.Leveraging Shanghai’s strengths as a technological innovation hub, CAS STAR launched a high-quality incubator in the city in October 2023. This initiative introduced new models of “forward-looking incubation” and “in-depth incubation,” creating a new growth pole for future technology investment and incubation, and supporting the high-quality development of hard tech companies as well as the nurturing of emerging technologies.Today, CAS STAR manages over RMB 13 billion in assets and has invested in and incubated more than 530 hard tech projects across eight major fields: photonic chips, artificial intelligence, aerospace, biotechnology, information technology, new materials, new energy, and smart manufacturing. Its portfolio includes champion hard tech companies such as YJ Tech, ZKWI, Tanka Tada, Zhipu AI, Zhongke Aerospace, Xizhi Technology, Wiguang Medical, DeepTrust Bio, and Zhiyuan Robotics.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dedicated to Hard Tech, Empowering AI+&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/ukoi44w8kd.png"></figure>A representative from CAS STAR&nbsp;At the event, a representative from CAS STAR gave a presentation titled "Sharing CAS STAR's Experience in Hard Tech Investment and Cultivation."It is reported that Shanghai has now established 12 high-quality incubators. Among them, CAS STAR (Shanghai) High-Quality Incubator was the first selected and is one of China’s earliest specialized platforms dedicated to hard tech investment and incubation.In terms of financial support, CAS STAR initiated the establishment of the CAS STAR Pioneer Venture Investment Fund, which focuses on the "AI+" sector, providing capital support to world-leading talent-driven enterprises and guiding cutting-edge global industries to gather in Shanghai. The fund achieved its first close of RMB 2.617 billion on July 16 this year.The fund primarily invests in hard tech projects that integrate knowledge value, social value, and economic value across industries centered on artificial intelligence, including matter, energy, information, life, and space. Specific focuses in project sourcing and technology layout include: Matter (high-end membrane materials, high-performance composite materials, non-silicon-based core materials), Energy (controlled nuclear fusion, new energy storage systems), Information (photonic chips, quantum technology, AI, embodied intelligence), Space (autonomous driving technology, deep-space technology), and Life (brain-computer interfaces, synthetic biology, gene and cell therapies). Based on these domains, the fund aims to build a repository of disruptive technologies and a talent pool.Beyond financial support, CAS STAR emphasizes deep incubation for enterprises. By providing comprehensive rainforest-like ecosystem support—including human, financial, material, and market resources—it accelerates the industrialization of technology. Its core approach involves deep collaboration with universities, research institutions, and organizations such as TR35 and The Innovation to precisely identify high-level talent teams, including academicians, top young scientists, and leaders of major national science and technology projects. For companies that pass a 3–6 month trial operation period, it assists in forming professional teams, securing investments, and connecting resources across various fields, offering all-around support for project growth.These projects will be incubated at the CAS STAR (Shanghai) High-Quality Incubator. Through a systematic "Five Ones" framework, the incubator focuses on "forward-looking incubation" and "deep incubation" of future technologies, enabling continuous innovation from 0 to 1, 10, and 100. The goal is to incubate a group of future-original technologies, cultivate a cohort of hard tech champion companies, form future industrial clusters, and create a "nuclear explosion point" for technological innovation in Pudong.&nbsp;&nbsp;nsights from 2 Hard Tech Companieson Commercialization Practices&nbsp;Right after, representatives from two hard tech companies invested by CAS STAR took the stage to share their experiences.<img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/7k2s015ws3e.png">&nbsp;Yu Kun, Shanghai Lead of OSCHINA Private Cloud&nbsp;Among them, Yu Kun, Shanghai Lead of OSCHINA Private Cloud, introduced the company’s development journey, core business layout, and future vision. He systematically explained the synergistic development model between the OSCHINA community, the Gitee software engineering platform, and the ModelArk AI engineering platform.Moving forward, OSCHINA will strengthen collaboration with various sectors of society. On one hand, it will leverage its platform advantages to identify and promote outstanding open-source projects, while integrating Gitee and ModelArk to form an AI software engineering platform that helps developers and enterprises enhance R&amp;D efficiency in the AI era. On the other hand, it will work with partners to improve the open-source talent development system, boost the vitality of China’s open-source and AI ecosystem, continuously empower developers, and inject new momentum into the high-quality development of China’s open-source and AI industries.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/7k1sscszyno.png"></figure>Nie Hui, Founder of Nvision Technology&nbsp;Afterwards, Nie Hui, Founder of Nvision, delivered an insightful sharing. Centered on the question “Where is Moore’s Law for Light?”, he systematically explained the underlying logic of the silicon photonics industry: the essence of silicon photonics is to extend Moore’s Law in the optical field through the integration of “silicon + light,” thereby overcoming the bottlenecks of traditional electrical interconnects in bandwidth, power consumption, and cost. He introduced that Nvision is now focusing on wafer-level integration technology, planning to combine functions of hundreds of optical modules—such as lasers, modulators, and detectors—onto a single chip through hybrid bonding of III-V 8 or 12-inch wafers. The ultimate goal is to achieve “wafer-level Optical I/O (OIO).”The presentations from the two representatives vividly demonstrated the active exploration and practical achievements of hard tech companies in technological innovation and commercialization across different fields, sparking widespread resonance among the audience.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/ltirc0gvbg.png"></figure>Group Photo at the "Visit to CAS STAR" Event&nbsp;Following the corporate sharing session, attendees took turns introducing themselves, engaging in lively discussions on industry trends, technological breakthroughs, and collaboration opportunities. The event fostered a dynamic atmosphere filled with energetic exchanges of ideas, building an effective platform for communication and cooperation among all participants.From the tangible display of cutting-edge achievements like the "Jiuzhang 3.0" quantum computer in the exhibition hall, to the sharing of CAS STAR’s "forward-looking incubation" model, and further to the practical explorations in technology commercialization by companies like OSChina and Nvision—every segment highlighted the vibrant momentum of hard tech transitioning from the laboratory to real-world industry.As the initiator and witness of the event, Zhangtongshe will continue to collaborate with leading institutions like CAS STAR, leveraging media influence to connect innovation resources, empowering industrial growth with data and insights, and staying rooted in Zhangjiang—this fertile ground of technological innovation. Driven by policy guidance, capital support, and determined entrepreneurial efforts, more technological breakthroughs advancing “from 0 to 1 to 100” are expected to emerge, injecting continuous momentum into the rise of China’s hard tech industry.Let us look forward to the next stop of the "Visiting Venture Capital Institutions" series, which will continue to delve into the core of industries and decode more secrets of innovation!

As hard tech emerges as a key engine driving a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, a resource matchmaking event was officially launched, aiming to forge connections between venture capital institutions and high-quality projects while driving deeper capital-industry integration.

The Future of Hard & Core Tech | Nie Hui, CEO of Nvision: Overcoming the bottleneck in Silicon Photonics to Unlock the "Moore's Law of Light"

On June 28, 2025, the "Intelligence-Photonics Integration, Chip-Enabled Future" Shanghai Silicon Photonics Future Industry Innovation and Development Conference was successfully held in Zhangjiang, Pudong.The event brought together leading experts from the technology, industry, and finance sectors to discuss and collaborate on advancing cutting-edge innovations in silicon photonics, promote the development of a future-oriented industrial ecosystem, and establish Shanghai as a leading hub for silicon photonics technology and industrial innovation.<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/16/q41g8lml70i.png"></figure>At the conference, the "LightHub" Shanghai Silicon Photonics Future Industrial Cluster officially commenced construction in Pudong New Area. Eight companies signed agreements with Zhangjiang Hi-Tech to establish their presence. Meanwhile, Pudong New Area presented an overview of the Silicon Photonics Future Industrial Cluster. The Shanghai Future Industry Fund, in collaboration with eight leading market-oriented funds, launched the Silicon Photonics Future Industry Fund Consortium. The construction of a proof-of-concept platform for silicon photonics was also initiated. Additionally, the "Zhangjiang Cup · Silicon Photonics Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition" was officially announced during the event.<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/16/duusl99tkt4.png"></figure>Silicon photonics is a disruptive technological that integrates the ultra-large scale, ultra-high precision, and low manufacturing cost of integrated circuits with the ultra-high speed, ultra-low power consumption, and strong anti-interference capabilities of photonic technologies. With broad application prospects in optical interconnection, optical computing, optical sensing, and other fields, it has attracted global strategic interest and is poised to serve as a high-speed engine leading the “post-Moore era.”Shanghai possesses foundational strengths in the silicon photonics domain, including a concentration of design enterprises, advanced manufacturing platforms, and robust research capabilities. The launch of the "LightHub" represents a major initiative to foster an innovative industrial ecosystem and build a distinctive industrial cluster.Moving forward, the "LightHub" will leverage Zhangjiang’s leading advantages in advanced silicon photonics manufacturing platforms and its ecosystem clustering effect in integrated circuits. Based within the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech · Chuangbo Park, it will bring together companies and platforms engaged in silicon photonics design, manufacturing, packaging, and testing. The cluster will be supported by 16 high-quality policy supply and service guarantees across five major categories, deepening the integration of technological innovation and industrial advancement. These efforts will accelerate the large-scale application of silicon photonics technologies in high-speed optical communication and AI computing clusters, cultivate a cohort of benchmark enterprises, yield a series of landmark achievements, and deliver high-quality growth drivers for Shanghai’s integrated circuit industry.<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/16/hk5w2g5ckdo.png"></figure>Chuangbo Park is deeply integrated into Zhangjiang's silicon photonics industrial belt. Located in the northwest area of Zhangjiang Science City, this park provides 38,000 m² of space. Its first and second floors feature a 6.7-meter ceiling height, ideal for laboratories and pilot production. To support robust operations, the park offers a high power capacity of 120–150 W/m², while the first floor's 10 kN/m² load-bearing capacity accommodates heavy instruments, meeting all demands of process R&amp;D enterprises.<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/16/650dwtwcj9i.png"></figure>At the conference, experts including Mi Lei from CAS Star and Zou Weiwen from Shanghai Jiao Tong University delivered speeches on topics such as “Photonics Chips Leading the AI Revolution” and “The Technical Advantages and Industrial Development of Optical Computing.” During the roundtable session, representatives from the financial and industrial sectors engaged in in-depth discussions on “Development Trends and Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Silicon Photonics Industry.”The event was co-hosted by Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Future Industry Fund, CAS Star Technology Investment Co., Ltd., among others. It attracted more than 200 participants from universities, research institutes, academicians, experts, enterprises, and investment institutions.

Nvision Technology has entered into a partnership with the "LightHub" at the Shanghai Silicon Photonics Future Industrial Cluster.

The path to hard &amp; core tech innovation is long and arduous, never a straightforward journey achieved overnight. Each generation of entrepreneurs must navigate the complex challenges of commercializing technology and confront the real-world obstacles of industrial implementation.As a key builder of China’s hard tech entrepreneurship ecosystem, CAS Star · Hard Tech Champion Camp has dedicated ten years to fostering an open public welfare platform. It strives to be the most steadfast and trusted companion for entrepreneurs, witnessing their growth and transformation.This June, the tenth cohort set sail once again: 68 hard tech entrepreneurs from across the country, united by ideals, gathered to embark on a new journey of technological innovation.Highly Educated, Youthful, Cross-RegionalThe tenth cohort embodies the distinct qualities of “hard tech,” forming an innovation and entrepreneurship community marked by advanced degrees, strong R&amp;D backgrounds, and geographic diversity.9% Post-95s, Youngest Aged 26While the post-75 and post-85 generations remain the main force in hard tech, younger pioneers are also joining with groundbreaking spirit. Post-95 entrepreneurs make up 9% of the cohort, with the youngest member just 26 years old.63% Hold PhDs, Academician-Led Teams ParticipateDoctoral degree holders account for 63% of the cohort, and over 80% hold a master’s degree or higher. Members include both seasoned researchers with core laboratory technologies and cross-disciplinary pioneers skilled in bridging cutting-edge R&amp;D with industrial application.Nearly 40% of the companies were incubated at top institutions such as Tsinghua University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Xi’an Jiaotong University. Particularly noteworthy is that nearly 10% are core members of academician-led teams or principal investigators of National Key R&amp;D Programs. This strong academic foundation provides solid support for technology commercialization.15% of Entrepreneurs Possess Global PerspectiveGeographically, besides projects from innovation hubs like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xi’an, and Suzhou, ventures from cities such as Changchun, Shenyang, and Tianjin are also gaining prominence—sketching a national map of innovation characterized by “leading core cities + emerging specialized cities.”15% of founders combine international perspective with local insight, building dual competitiveness through a sharp understanding of global tech trends and deep knowledge of the domestic market—blending technical autonomy with a global vision.Focus on Strategic Emerging SectorsIn terms of sector distribution, the tenth cohort concentrates closely on strategic fields including: Photonic Semiconductors (28%), New Materials (21%), New Energy (16%), Advanced Manufacturing (16%), Biomedicine (10%), Artificial Intelligence (9%). These cover frontier tech projects and major national initiatives in critical technology equipment.We firmly believe that every persistence to technological ideals and every effort to tackle industry pain points accumulates momentum for hard tech advancement. In the year ahead, the Champion Camp will remain committed to its decade-long mission: empowering all 68 new partners, helping them achieve goals and break through bottlenecks.We look forward to watching the tenth cohort write new footnotes in the era of hard tech and together pioneer a new chapter in technological development.Below, we present the data profile and list of participants for this cohort.<figure class="image"><img></figure><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/sot5b0xjs4.png"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/ota7k6azxs.png"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/hljggc3isn8.png"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/sum3mghx6yt.png"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/qzwe1yniv9r.png"><img>

As a selected participant, Nvision Technology will continue to uphold its commitment to advancing hard& core technology.

Embarking on a New Chapter，CAS Star Reveals List of Participants for the 10th Hard Tech Champion Camp

"When starting my business, I had two options: the U.S. or China. I chose China in the end because I wanted to contribute to this country," said Nie Hui, founder of Nvision Technology. Shortly after participating in the "Haichuang Pudong" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for returned overseas students, he immediately joined the 16th season of the "895 Entrepreneurship Camp" organized by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech, focusing on the intelligent computing session. At the recent "Haichuang Pudong" competition, Nvision Technology won the title of "Technology Innovation Star" by its cutting-edge self-developed "optoelectronic integration platform." As soon as Nie Hui stepped off the stage after his presentation, he was apporached by representatives from investment institutions eager to connect on WeChat and extend olive branches for further collaboration. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/0eamivlf3bkn.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/0eamivlf3bkn.png" style=""/> Such bustling networking scenes are a common sight at Pudong’s “Entrepreneurship Camps.” This month, the 11th session of the Purosoft Entrepreneurship Camp also kicked off with a focus on artificial intelligence, attracting over 30 emerging AI companies.Why are Pudong’s entrepreneurship camps so highly sought after? Many entrepreneurs note that the district’s “culture of innovation” makes aspiring founders feel more secure and confident to pursue their ambitions without hesitation. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/ga5dvwrwi0t.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/ga5dvwrwi0t.png" style=""/> The atmosphere of “like-minded collaboration” has given daring and experimental entrepreneurs greater confidence.At the Luckin Coffee shop on the first floor of Building 2 in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park’s Guoshoujing Garden, the density of innovators surges whenever the Purosoft Entrepreneurship Camp is in session. Ouyang Zhuoyuan, co-founder of Shanghai Liansu Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as “Liansu Technology”), is a regular here.“I was a participant in the ninth cohort, and when the tenth season was launched, our team was given another opportunity to present ourselves. When newcomers needed visual design work for posters, they immediately thought of us—the ‘alumnae’ from the previous cohort. Now both my company and this new partner have settled in Pudong Software Park to pursue our entrepreneurial dreams,” shared Ouyang Zhuoyuan, an articulate and experienced serial entrepreneur.Back in 2016, Ouyang had already founded a tech incubator, where she met many like-minded entrepreneurs. During that time, she keenly felt that mobile internet was in a phase of rapid development. Seizing the opportunity, she and her partners co-developed several mobile tools and games.For Ouyang Zhuoyuan, choosing a place to start a business hinges on a "shared vision and synergy." “I choose to join the Purosoft Entrepreneurship Camp because each season of the camp is focused and thematic, which means we can identify the right industry partners with minimal time and human resource costs. This is something generalized competitions can’t offer,” she explained. For startups, truly understanding the regional industrial environment and park ecosystem requires firsthand involvement is far beyond what brochures or exhibition boards can provide.After participating in the ninth season of the Purosoft Entrepreneurship Camp in 2023, Ouyang and her team decided to stay at Pudong Software Park to continue their entrepreneurial journey. They are now focused on becoming technical partners for the new generation of AI developers and encouraging more talent to join the development of generative AI products.“Now I often meet up with friends from the entrepreneurship camp at the Luckin Coffee shop in Purosoft. We talk about the challenges we’ve faced and new opportunities we see. Purosoft truly feels like a home base for us entrepreneurs,” she said.Huang Lihong, Director of the Shanghai Technology Entrepreneurship Center, acknowledged the achievements of the Purosoft Entrepreneurship Camp over the past decade. She stated that through years of development, the camp has become a well-recognized brand within Zhangjiang and across Shanghai’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. <img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/3pwy14t5lng.png" alt="" data-href="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/25/3pwy14t5lng.png" style=""/> It is reported that over the past decade, the Purosoft Entrepreneurship Camp has helped foster the growth of more than 350 entrepreneurs. Among them, two companies have successfully gone public, and nearly ten have grown into unicorn or soonicorn companies.“In the future, Pudong Software Park will further develop an open innovation community, map out a forward-looking technology roadmap, and provide full-cycle growth empowerment for entrepreneurs,” said Nie Ying, General Manager of Shanghai Pudong Software Park Co., Ltd. Empowering Innovators in "Industries of the Future" with Upgraded ServicesChen Hailing, who leads the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech 895 Entrepreneurship Camp, has dozens of WeChat groups on her phone—each representing a cohort of startups she knows inside and out. “The camp is now in its 16th season,” says Chen. “We aim to provide entrepreneurial teams not only with opportunities to connect and cooperate with leading companies in the industrial chain but also with comprehensive startup training. We will also focus on projects from our incubators and the camp itself—investing early in small hard-tech ventures—offering capital support to incubated companies.”A case in point is the recently admitted Nvision Technology, which possesses unique and advanced wafer-level optoelectronic heterogeneous integration technology. Its founder, Nie Hui, brings 30 years of experience in optoelectronic devices. Recognizing the potential of the project, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech also aims to provide Nvision with full-industry-chain networking services.On the opening day of the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech 895 Entrepreneurship Camp (Season 16) intelligent computing session, a leading state-owned “anchor enterprise” took a strong interest in Nvision Technology right at the scene.“We hope to have the opportunity to collaborate with Nvision Technology. Without the platform provided by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech’s Entrepreneurship Camp, it might not have been possible to find the right partner this quickly,” said a representative of the company.In Nie Hui’s view, Pudong and Zhangjiang are among the best locations for entrepreneurs in artificial intelligence and integrated circuits.“This is the first entrepreneurship competition I’ve participated in. It offers startups like ours a great opportunity to introduce ourselves, engage with the industry, and connect with various companies across the industrial chain—it could spark new ideas.”It is reported that since its inception in 2015, the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech 895 Entrepreneurship Camp has nurtured 437 tech companies with a combined valuation of RMB 170 billion. Starting from its eighth season, the camp entered its 2.0 era, deepening its focus on specific sectors by hosting dedicated sessions on integrated circuits, biopharmaceuticals, information security, and aerospace. Now, at the launch of the new season, the 895 Camp has officially entered its 3.0 era. Specifically, this new model introduces a format of “Anchor Enterprise Demand Release + Startup Technology Matching.” Through this approach, leading companies publish needs related to technological breakthroughs, scenario optimization, and collaborative R&D, while camp participants gain direct access to orders, financing, and merger opportunities—accelerating the commercialization of technology and driving both technical innovation and industrial upgrading. Entrepreneurship Camps Create a Win-Win PlatformIn recent years, various parks in Pudong have launched entrepreneurship camps and innovation competitions designed to stimulate creativity and venture creation, attracting startup teams from across the country and even globally.Many of these camps have been running for over a decade. What fuels their enduring appeal and driving force? Industry experts believe the key lies in their role as a “win-win platform”: For startups, the full-lifecycle entrepreneurial support system built by the parks provides continuous assistance—from seed incubation and investment services to market expansion. For the parks themselves, these camps generate a chain reaction: “Introducing one team can boost an industry and energize an entire zone.”A prime example is Fourier Intelligence. Starting out in one of Pudong’s entrepreneurship camps, it was incubated locally, grew steadily, and has now become a leading humanoid robotics company. Through open-source initiatives and other efforts, it continues to empower the industrial ecosystem and has attracted upstream and downstream partners to gather in Pudong.This high-quality innovation and entrepreneurship environment has nurtured a cohort of high-potential companies. According to relevant data, in 2024, nearly 1,000 enterprises in Pudong registered for innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, with 17 reaching the finals. Furthermore, as of 2024, Pudong’s sci-tech innovation ecosystem includes 7 high-quality incubators, 202 innovative incubators, and 9 technology accelerators—together providing comprehensive support throughout the entire innovation chain, concentrating all essential resources, and radiating influence across the full spectrum of growth stages.

“When starting my business, I had two options: the U.S. or China. I chose China in the end because I wanted to make a difference here”

The entrepreneur was approached by eager investors— a testament to Pudong’s vibrant and supportive environment for innovation and entrepreneurship.

<figure class="image"><img src="/uploaded/nvision/news/content/2025/09/24/0u8q65h4nhv.png"></figure>Nvision (Xi’an) Technology Co., Ltd., an optoelectronic heterogeneous integration company (“Nvision Technology”), has announced the completion of a tens of millions of RMB angel funding round, exclusively invested by CAS Star. The funds will be primarily used to accelerate the industrialization of "wafer-level heterogeneous integration technology," addressing bottlenecks in traditional optical modules—such as low integration, large size, high power consumption, and high cost—in the fields of artificial intelligence and data centers.With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and the exponential growth of data volume, traditional copper cables and optical modules can no longer meet the increasing demand for interconnect bandwidth. Optical I/O (OIO) is emerging as a new paradigm for interconnect transmission and is currently in a phase of rapid development.Nvision Technology possesses unique and advanced wafer-level optoelectronic heterogeneous integration technology, focusing on the development of optical I/O (OIO) products and infrared detectors. This technology enables the integration of III-V materials into the silicon industry chain, combining the cost and device area density advantages of silicon (following the "Moore's Law") with the high bandwidth characteristics of photonics. The goal is to achieve exceptional performance metrics in optical interconnects, with a bandwidth density of up to 10,000 (Gbps/mm²)/(pJ/b), an energy efficiency of approximately 1 pJ/b @ 3.2T, and latency below 5ns + time of flight (TOF). These represent significant advantages over competing technologies, providing superior solutions for performance-demanding applications such as data centers, high-performance computing, 5G communications, and artificial intelligence.Nie Hui, founder of Nvision Technology, brings 30 years of experience in optoelectronic devices. He has held technical and management roles at internationally renowned companies including Lucent Bell Labs and Intel, where he led multiple projects and founding teams. The core team members mainly come from industry-leading companies such as Intel and top lidar companies. with extensive practical experience in the R&amp;D and mass production of optoelectronic devices. They have successfully achieved breakthroughs in key technologies from the ground up—including 100G silicon photonics chips, high-power vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), high-sensitivity single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs), and silicon photonics lidar chips—and have validated these through large-scale mass production and delivery.Nvision Technology’s goal in optoelectronic integration is to incorporate compound photonic materials into the development trend of "Moore’s Law." This includes optoelectronic co-design and co-manufacturing, preparing optical chips (such as transceivers and detectors) via wafer-level heterogeneous integration with CMOS production lines, and achieving interconnection with electronic chips at the wafer level. This approach has the potential to completely disrupt the current industrial ecosystem of optical chips (based on compound materials).As the investor in this round, CAS Star stated: “Optoelectronic integration is an important trend in the information field. With the broad demand unleashed by artificial intelligence in sensing, communications, and computing, optoelectronic heterogeneous integration represents a viable technological pathway and a key focus for CAS Star. We are confident in Nvision Technology's team due to their industrial experience in III-V optical chips and silicon photonics, as well as their successful practice in optoelectronic integration—all of which enhance the feasibility of innovation in optical I/O and infrared sensing. Furthermore, Nvision Technology can form tight upstream-downstream cooperations with CAS Star’s ecosystem in the optoelectronics semiconductor industry and possesses significant potential for expanded applications.Therefore, we firmly support this investment and are providing strong backing in areas such as processing platforms. We look forward to Nvision Technology delivering outstanding optoelectronic heterogeneous integration solutions to the industry.”

Photonic-Electronic Integration with CMOS brings the Next Era of Moore's Law

Optoelectronic Heterogeneuous Integration Company [Nvision Technology] Secures Exclusive Angel Round Investment from CAS Star

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Nvision (Xi’an) Technology Co., Ltd. (“Nvision Technology”), a company specializing in optoelectronic heterogeneous integration, recently announced that it has completed a tens of millions of RMB angel funding round, exclusively invested by CAS Star. The proceeds will be used primarily to accelerate the industrialization of its wafer-level heterogeneous integration technology and overcome bottlenecks in traditional optical modules—such as low integration, large size, high power consumption, and high cost—in artificial intelligence and data center applications.With the rapid advancement of AI and exponential growth in data volume, traditional copper cables and optical modules can no longer meet the increasing demand for interconnect bandwidth. Optical I/O (OIO) is emerging as a new paradigm for high-speed data transmission and is currently experiencing rapid development.Nvision Technology possesses unique and advanced wafer-level optoelectronic heterogeneous integration capabilities and focuses on developing optical I/O (OIO) products and infrared detectors. The company’s technology integrates III-V materials into silicon-based semiconductor processes, combining the cost and scaling benefits of silicon (“Moore’s Law”) with the high-bandwidth advantages of photonics. It aims to achieve breakthrough performance metrics in optical interconnects, including a bandwidth density of up to 10,000 (Gbps/mm²)/(pJ/b), energy efficiency of ~1 pJ/b @ 3.2T, and latency below 5ns plus time-of-flight (TOF). These capabilities offer significant advantages over competing technologies, enabling superior solutions for performance-critical applications such as data centers, high-performance computing, 5G communications, and AI.Founder Nie Hui brings 30 years of experience in optoelectronic devices. He previously held technical and management positions at international leading companies including Lucent Bell Labs and Intel, where he led multiple project teams and startup initiatives. The core team consists mainly of experts from Intel and top lidar companies, with extensive practical experience in R&amp;D and mass production of photonic devices. They have successfully achieved from-scratch breakthroughs in key technologies such as 100G silicon photonics chips, high-power VCSELs, high-sensitivity SPADs, and silicon photonics-based lidar chips—all of which have passed validation in high-volume manufacturing and customer delivery.Nvision’s ultimate goal is to incorporate compound photonic materials into the Moore’s Law trajectory through optoelectronic co-design and co-manufacturing. By leveraging wafer-level heterogeneous integration in CMOS-compatible production lines, the company aims to fabricate optical transceivers and detectors and achieve wafer-scale integration with electronic chips—potentially revolutionizing the current industry ecosystem of optical chips (based on compound materials) .As the investor in this round, CAS Star commented: “Optoelectronic integration is a major trend in the information industry. With expanding demands from AI in sensing, communication, and computing, heterogeneous photonic integration represents a viable technological path and a key focus for our investment. We are confident in Nvision’s team given their extensive background in III-V photonics and silicon photonics, as well as their proven execution in integrated photonics—which strongly supports their innovative potential in optical I/O and infrared sensing. In addition, Nvision can closely bond with CAS Star’s ecosystem in the optoelectronic semiconductor industry and hold promising potential for application expansion. Hence, we firmly support the company and are providing substantial support including access to advanced fabrication platforms. We look forward to Nvision delivering exceptional heterogeneous integration solutions to the industry.”

Today, Nvision (Xi'an) Technology Co., Ltd. specializing in optoelectronic heterogeneous integration, announced the completion of a tens of millions of yuan angel funding round. The investment was exclusively provided by CAS Star.

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