One of the more modern methods of processing is with photons instead of electron semiconductors; due to the much more compact form of the photon, photonic transistors allow for a greater density of processors as well as a greater processing speed that matches somewhat par with quantum processors. Made in more advanced facilities that can scan and print types of photonic processors using known metamaterials, photonic processors still require advanced facilities to create.
Photonic processors are considered to be the modern standard of processor. In the Fringe, most photonic processors are imported from Civspace.