Oracle and quantum computing leader Quantinuum have entered a multi-year strategic partnership to bring Quantinuum's next-generation quantum computer, Helios, directly into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The collaboration aims to create a unified computing ecosystem where enterprise customers, AI research labs, and scientific institutions can access quantum processing units (QPUs) alongside existing GPU clusters and high-performance computing (HPC) hardware.
The technical feasibility of co-packaged optics (CPO) has been demonstrated repeatedly at major industry conferences in recent years. At the 2026 OCP APAC Summit, however, Ayar Labs CEO Mark Wade shifted the focus from whether CPO works to whether it can scale commercially.
Qisda Chairman Peter Chen said infrastructure is the foundation that must first be built as AI compute demand surges. He said Qisda will not be absent from the fast-growing race, as the company steps up work on AI servers, data centers, 1.6T switches, and silicon photonics (SiPh).
The humanoid robot market is opening new AI supply-chain opportunities for Taiwanese manufacturers, while lifting broader robotics demand worldwide. Yet industry players say large-scale deployment remains distant, as companies focus on practical machines for specific jobs and wait for humanoid systems to become more reliable, affordable, and adaptable.
