--- title: China opens photonic computing lab to bypass US chip curbs description: China has opened its first dedicated photonic computing laboratory in Shanghai, a joint venture between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and startup... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/china-opens-photonic-computing-lab-to-bypass-us-chip-curbs-wunsdfrqm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: China opens photonic computing lab to bypass US chip curbs | daily.dev og:description: China has opened its first dedicated photonic computing laboratory in Shanghai, a joint venture between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and startup... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/china-opens-photonic-computing-lab-to-bypass-us-chip-curbs-wunsdfrqm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wUnSdFrqM.png og:image:alt: China opens photonic computing lab to bypass US chip curbs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # China opens photonic computing lab to bypass US chip curbs **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary China has opened its first dedicated photonic computing laboratory in Shanghai, a joint venture between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and startup Lightelligence. The facility focuses on light-based chip architectures as a strategic alternative to conventional AI hardware restricted by US semiconductor export controls. Photonic chips use photons instead of electrons, promising higher bandwidth, lower latency, and significantly reduced energy consumption — qualities critical for frontier AI training. While Beijing has flagged photonics as a national strategic priority and is backing it with coordinated funding, the technology remains far from production-ready, with the lab director acknowledging fundamental scientific challenges and the lack of a mature software ecosystem. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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