Expands Optical Connectivity Portfolio to Include Silicon Photonics Photonic Integrated Circuits
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (Credo) (NASDAQ:CRDO), an innovator in providing connectivity at scale through fast, reliable, and energy-efficient system solutions, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of DustPhotonics. DustPhotonics brings industry-leading silicon photonics photonic integrated circuit (SiPho PIC) technology for optical connectivity, deepening Credo's optical interconnect portfolio across 800G, 1.6T, and 3.2T near-packaged optics (NPO) and co-packaged optics (CPO). With this technology, Credo is now positioned with a vertically integrated connectivity stack spanning SerDes, digital signal processing (DSP), silicon photonics, and system integration for scale-out and scale-up networks — addressing both electrical and optical interconnects across the full AI infrastructure buildout.
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Credo announced that it has completed its acquisition of DustPhotonics. DustPhotonics brings industry-leading silicon photonics photonic integrated circuit (SiPho PIC) technology for optical connectivity, deepening Credo's optical interconnect portfolio across 800G, 1.6T, and 3.2T near-packaged optics (NPO) and co-packaged optics (CPO). With this technology, Credo is now positioned with a vertically integrated connectivity stack spanning SerDes, digital signal processing (DSP), silicon photonics, and system integration for scale-out and scale-up networks — addressing both electrical and optical interconnects across the full AI infrastructure buildout.
With the addition of DustPhotonics, the company expects its combined portfolio of ZeroFlap optical transceivers, optical DSPs, and silicon photonics products to become a significant growth driver in fiscal 2027, reflecting strong customer traction and expanding adoption across hyperscale AI deployments.
"I am thrilled to officially welcome the talented team from DustPhotonics to Credo," said Bill Brennan, President and CEO, Credo. "Today marks an important milestone as we join two deeply skilled organizations united by a shared commitment to innovation, execution, and customer impact. Together, we will continue to advance a powerful, end-to-end optical connectivity solution platform with reliability and power efficiency at its core, helping our customers scale AI infrastructure."
"Today we celebrate that DustPhotonics is now a part of Credo," said Ronnen Lovinger, Vice President, Silicon Photonics, Credo. "I am extremely proud of the silicon photonics advancements we pioneered as a team, and am excited to work alongside our new colleagues to accelerate our vision for optical interconnect. Silicon photonics will increasingly become the foundational technology for AI-driven optical connectivity—enabling the bandwidth, efficiency, and scale that next-generation infrastructure demands."
About Credo
Credo's mission is to transform connectivity at scale through fast, reliable, and energy-efficient system solutions. Our high-speed copper and optical interconnect products deliver industry-leading power and performance at up to 1.6T to meet the ever-expanding data infrastructure demands of AI.
Our product portfolio includes ZeroFlap (ZF) Active Electrical Cables (AECs) and ZF optical transceivers, OmniConnect memory solutions, and a suite of retimers and DSPs for optical and copper Ethernet and PCIe, all leveraging the PILOT diagnostic and analytics software platform. Credo innovations enable our customers to connect the systems that connect the world.
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