These rankings are based on data from December 2025
Company
Lightmatter
Years in business
- 9
Number of employees
- 201-500 employees
Country
- United States
Lightmatter develops photonic chips and interconnects to advance AI infrastructure, enhancing processing capabilities and efficiency through silicon photonics innovation.
API Availability
- Unknown
Pricing
unknown
Position of Lightmatter on sub rankings
December 2025
AI chip development - Overall
5 out of 24
United States - Overall
170 out of 16,681
AI chip development - Overall
5 out of 24
United States - Overall
170 out of 16,681
Industries
it
Integrations
global semiconductor alliance (gsa)
optica
Company
Lightmatter
Years in business
- 9
Number of employees
- 201-500 employees
Country
- United States
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