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Monday 15 April 2024
PCB and optical manufacturers look to high-end models to revitalize smartphone market
The global smartphone market showed signs of improvement in the second half of 2023 after enduring a prolonged downturn of over a year. The market is optimistic that generative AI...
Monday 15 April 2024
Apple's potential slowdown in 2024 prompts optical component suppliers to diversify
As Apple's sales performance may slow in 2024, suppliers, including optical component and lens providers, may accelerate their diversification in customer bases and business portfo...
Monday 25 March 2024
Ayar Labs unveils CW-WDM MSA-compliant 16-wavelength light source for AI infrastructure
Ayar Labs has unveiled what the company claims is the industry's first 16-wavelength light source that complies with CW-WDM MSA. At the ongoing Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference,...
Tuesday 19 March 2024
GIS joins Micro LED AR development camp through collaboration with Micro LED startup Porotech
Micro LED startup Porotech has added another strategic partner to its portfolio, launching a collaboration with touch panel manufacturer GIS, a subsidiary of the Foxconn Group.
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Upcoming launch of Apple's Vision Pro a boon for optics and display suppliers
After Apple announced its long-rumored Vision Pro mixed reality headset at its WWDC event in June 2023, industry watchers have been eagerly anticipating the device's expected launch...
Wednesday 22 November 2023
Second-tier optical component suppliers shifting away from mass-market devices
The growing demand for specialty optical components and automotive lenses has prompted second-tier optical component vendors to exit the massive smartphone industry.
Wednesday 13 September 2023
Lithuanian firms, ITRI to co-build femtosecond laser tech R&D center in Taiwan
Lithuania, now dominating over 80% of global supply of femtosecond laser resources, has seen 14 local enterprises in the sector collaborate with Taiwan's government-funded Industrial...
Wednesday 6 September 2023
Optical component maker GSEO awaits recovery in smartphone market while also exploring other markets
As we enter the last month of the third quarter, Apple's highly-anticipated annual product launch event is on the horizon. With the iPhone 15 Pro Max set to be equipped with a periscope...
Thursday 31 August 2023
Asia Optical to expand factory site in Philippines
Optical components maker Asia Optical has disclosed plans to open a second plant in the Philippines, with the new facility scheduled to come online around the end of 2024.
Wednesday 23 August 2023
OPTO Taiwan makes grand return with four main themes
After a cancellation in 2022 due to the pandemic, OPTO Taiwan makes its grand return in 2023 with more booths than ever. Event organizer Photonics Industry & Technology Development...
Monday 21 August 2023
Handset chip backend houses pin hopes on new iPhones to bolster basic shipments in 2H23
Taiwan's mobile phone chips backend supply chain players have recently expressed pessimism about the handset application market outlook. Major OSATs ASE Technology and King Yuan Electronics,...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Baso Precision Optics to launch non-spherical glass lenses for niche apps in 2024
Taiwan-based Baso Precision Optics, dedicated to manufacturing large-size optical lenses for industrial and other niche applications, is building new capacity for both non-spherical...
Friday 16 June 2023
GSEO puts growing focus on specialty components, wearable device apps
Optical lens module maker Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) has put a growing focus on specialty optical components and smart wearable device applications, which together will account...
Wednesday 31 May 2023
GIS shifting focus to optical components and modules
Touch solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) will undergo a transformation to focus on developing optical components and modules catering to AR/VR/MR, automotive heads-up...
Monday 15 May 2023
Co-packaged optics market to grow sharply on AI/ML advancement
The overall data communication optics market is expected to grow sharply in the next decade, driven by the ever-larger dataset of AI and machine learning (ML) models, with co-packaged...