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Friday 3 April 2026
PSMC, CEA-Leti strike multi-year deal to ease AI data, power bottlenecks

Taiwanese foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) and France's CEA-Leti have signed a multi-year agreement on April...

Thursday 2 April 2026
TSMC says COUPE platform set for production as Samsung outlines SiPh push

TSMC said its COUPE silicon photonics platform is set to enter volume production this year, as rising demand for high-speed interconnects...

Wednesday 1 April 2026
TSMC eyes SiPh breakthrough as industry consensus forms
TSMC is advancing its silicon photonics (SiPh) advanced packaging platform, Compact Universal Photonic Engine (COUPE), shifting from development to commercial mass production. TSMC...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Nvidia's US$2 billion bet on Marvell turns rivals into ecosystem partners
Nvidia's US$2 billion investment in Marvell signals a shift toward hybrid AI infrastructure, balancing dominance with openness while intensifying competition across custom silicon,...
Monday 30 March 2026
Samsung reportedly aims to begin silicon photonics mass production in 2028
Samsung Electronics plans to mass-produce silicon photonics starting from 2028, a move that could reshape global data-center networking, AI hardware integration, and foundry competition...
Monday 30 March 2026
Taiwan broadens strategic industry list to include AI, quantum, and SiPh
Taiwan's premier Cho Jung-tai has unveiled a new list of 13 strategic industries. The lineup includes silicon photonics (SiPh), quantum technology, and unmanned vehicles. Quantum technology...
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Taiwan's LinkCom targets growth in silicon photonics and satellite markets
Taiwan-based magnetic components maker LinkCom Manufacturing is positioning itself for its next phase of growth by expanding beyond high-speed networking into emerging applications,...
Monday 23 March 2026
Commentary: CPO mass production put to test as photonic integration faces challenges
Driven by massive demand from cloud AI, silicon photonics continues to gain momentum. At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2026), industry players engaged in in-depth...
Saturday 21 March 2026
MA-tek secures top 3 global SiPh orders, eyes US-Japan growth in 2026
With silicon photonics (SiPh) demand surging, MA-tek chairwoman Yong-Fen Hsieh announced the company has secured major orders from the world's three largest customers, driving revenue...
Friday 20 March 2026
MediaTek on cruise control as chipmakers scramble for next-gen silicon photonics standards
Nvidia GTC 2026 and the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) have underscored the growing importance of optical communication in cloud AI, with chipmakers playing an increasingly...
Friday 20 March 2026
Lumotive creates world's first 2D photonic beamforming chip
Lumotive, a pioneer in programmable optical semiconductor technology, has demonstrated the world's first programmable two-dimensional (2D) photonic beamforming chip. Built on its Light...
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Nvidia GTC 2026: Nvidia charts optical-copper path
At GTC 2026, Nvidia outlined a dual-track approach combining copper cables and silicon photonics (SiPh) to meet surging AI-driven demand for data center interconnects. CEO Jensen Huang...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
MOEA establishes high-speed silicon photonics verification lab to shorten development timelines
In January 2026, Taiwan's Executive Yuan officially approved the Ten AI Initiatives Promotion Plan, coordinated by the National Development Council (NDC) in collaboration with the...
Friday 13 March 2026
Exclusive: Inside GlobalFoundries CEO's stealth Taiwan blitz: wafer deals, not a UMC takeover
Tim Breen, who became GlobalFoundries' CEO in 2025, reportedly led a senior delegation to Taiwan this week for a five-day visit. The group held intensive meetings with supply chain...
Thursday 12 March 2026
UMC, HyperLight to mass-produce TFLN photonics chiplets for AI data centers
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has partnered with startup HyperLight to mass-produce thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chiplets, aiming to improve data transmission speeds...