Entries by Mark Rushworth

Finchetto to develop photonics integrated circuits manufacturing in partnership with Cardiff University, UKRI and Development Bank of Wales

Finchetto to develop photonics integrated circuits manufacturing in partnership with Cardiff University, UKRI and Development Bank of Wales  Programme will establish thin-film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuit manufacturing to carry Finchetto’s fully optical switching technology for AI and data communications  Cardiff, Wales – 13 October, 2026 // Finchetto, the company developing the world’s first fully […]

Finchetto Appoints Former Intel and Cisco Alumni to Accelerate Fully Optical Network Switching 

Kevin Crain joins as VP of Engineering and Product  John Harper appointed as Strategic Advisor  Guildford, United Kingdom // Finchetto, the company developing the world’s first fully optical passive network switch for energy-efficient AI, today announced the appointments of Kevin Crain as VP of Engineering and Product and John Harper as Strategic Advisor. These two senior appointments strengthen Finchetto’s leadership as it scales […]

Pilot Photonics Laser Technology selected by Finchetto for its Optical Network Switch

Finchetto’s optical network switch for AI and data communications to be enabled by Pilot Photonics’ nano-second switching tunable lasers   LOS ANGELES, CA, United States – 13 March, 2026 // Pilot Photonics, the Irish integrated lasers firm, has announced a partnership with Finchetto, the company developing the world’s first fully optical passive network switch for energy-efficient AI, that will see the […]

Blog: AI’s Infrastructure Problem Is Bigger Than We Think—Here’s How to Solve It

Originally published in TechRadar Pro The world is rushing to capitalise on the commercial and societal promise of AI. In the northeast of England, the recently announced Teesworks data centre project promises to be Europe’s largest data centre. Across the Atlantic, Amazon’s sprawling facilities in Indiana underscore how enterprises and governments are sprinting to build infrastructure for the AI era. The UK government’s […]

Finchetto Powers Into 2026 After Transformative Year in Fully Optical Networking

With its team doubled, new board leadership, Innovate UK grant and multiple award wins, Finchetto advances toward real-world deployment of ultra-low-power optical switching for AI and telecoms  Guildford, United Kingdom – 8 January 2025 // Finchetto, the company developing the world’s first fully optical passive network switch for energy-efficient AI, today announced a year of exceptional momentum marked by major industry recognition, significant […]

Finchetto Wins Innovate UK Funding to Develop the World’s First Fully Optical Passive Network Switch 

The innovation grant supports Finchetto’s groundbreaking work in next-generation optical networking for greater energy efficiency in AI and telecommunications  Guildford, United Kingdom – 10th December 2025 // Finchetto, the company developing the world’s first fully optical passive network switch for energy-efficient AI, today announced it has been awarded a Contract for Innovation through UK Research and Innovation. The project will see Finchetto further […]

Blog: Solving the AI and Data Centre Power Struggle

Originally published in EETimes As humans, we are primed to think in a linear way—even when we are thinking about AI. If we want to double the accuracy of AI models, you might reasonably assume we need to double the size of the AI training set and double the compute power. But as Peter Desantis, […]