Simple Tech Trend Site Guide

Many readers have asked for a guide to the site, so here is a roundup of where to start.

Our five most-read posts of the past year

Silicon photonics optical modules explained: six interfaces, core components and industry examples

OCS (Optical Circuit Switching): the next optical revolution in AI data centers

800G Optical Transceiver: a complete spec guide to high-speed optical modules in the AI era

2026 optical communications and silicon photonics supply chain: the key suppliers behind the seven giants (with interactive ecosystem map)

An introduction to co-packaged optics (CPO)

Beginner series

Silicon photonics optical modules explained: six interfaces, core components and industry examples

An introduction to co-packaged optics (CPO)

800G Optical Transceiver: a complete spec guide to high-speed optical modules in the AI era

An introduction to fiber-optic communication and fiber characteristics

A brief overview of transmission line basics

Common specs of 400G optical transceivers

800G Product Benchmark

800G optical communications: market trends and spec roundup

An introduction to semiconductor lasers for optical communication products

Industry analysis

While we talk about yield, they talk about "survival": deconstructing the "wolf-pack tactics" of China's optical module makers

Industry Watch | Optics replacing copper, or copper holding off optics? The AI compute giants' route battle and what it means for investors (in Chinese)

Compute ends in light: why NVIDIA spent US$4 billion to lock in two optical leaders, and the code behind next-gen CPO light sources

Breaking the AI compute bottleneck: OCS applications and the optical technology revolution of the 1.6T era

The technology life cycle of optical communications

CPO is no longer "crying wolf": NVIDIA's mass production and the endgame for scale-up | TSMC COUPE, the modulator battle and supply chain realignment

The invisible revolution in AI data centers: interconnect shifts from "fast and narrow" to "slow and wide"

The 2025-2026 high-speed optical module race: customer maps, capacity competition and hidden supply chain bottlenecks

Conference series

Search for posts whose title includes the conference name:

• OFC

• ECOC

• HOTCHIP

• SEMICON

• OCP

• GTC

• CES

Deep-tech articles: in-depth write-ups on new technologies

Search: Technical Articles

Earnings call highlights: summaries of earnings calls from companies across the industry

https://www.drflyout.com/blog/categories/earnings-call

Paid articles: for readers who want to go deeper into industry intelligence

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