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Wednesday 16 September 2026
BizLink's CPO breakthrough hits the hard part: scaling
BizLink has begun small-volume shipments of co-packaged optics (CPO), but chairman Roger Liang said mass deployment remains constrained by fiber array unit (FAU) assembly, thermal...
Wednesday 16 September 2026
CPO ramp pushes silicon photonics testing upstream to catch defects early

As AI servers drive demand for higher-speed optical interconnects and co-packaged optics (CPO) moves toward volume production, silicon...

Wednesday 16 September 2026
As AI data centers hit a transmission wall, GlobalFoundries pushes into silicon photonics
At the China International Optoelectronics Expo (CIOE), a palm-sized metal transceiver represents the shift from copper to light in data center infrastructure, one of the biggest transformations...
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Commentary: CIOE 2026 reveals the harder race behind AI optical interconnects

The 2026 China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) closed with 800G and 1.6T optical modules still dominating the show floor,...

Monday 14 September 2026
China optical firms target photonics with mixed high-end, lower-cost push
The 2026 China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) closed on September 11. While near-eye display applications such as AR/VR and smart glasses drew attention, vendors' latest...
Monday 14 September 2026
CPO nears mass production — next battle about interfaces, yield and maintenance
As AI computing bandwidth keeps rising, optical interconnect architectures are moving beyond pluggable optical modules toward near-packaged optics (NPO) and co-packaged optics (CPO)...
Sunday 13 September 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan optics race beyond 1.6T

Taiwan's optical communications supply chain is entering a more consequential phase of the AI infrastructure cycle. Demand is broadening...

Friday 11 September 2026
Huawei stakes out the AI optics rulebook with 7.2Tbps NPO
Huawei Technologies has unveiled a 7.2-terabit-per-second near-packaged optics (NPO) module for AI data centres, coupling a high-bandwidth product launch with an effort to shape emerging...
Friday 11 September 2026
CPO startup Ayar Labs raises 2026 funding to US$650 million, adds Wiwynn as investor

Ayar Labs, a co-packaged optics (CPO) startup, has raised an additional US$150 million, bringing the primary capital it has raised so...

Friday 11 September 2026
TPK, GIS post mixed August sales as 2H26 demand stays cautious
Touch panel makers TPK and General Interface Solution Holding reported diverging August revenue trends, but both remained cautious on consumer electronics demand in the second half...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
CIOE 2026: Luxshare bets on flat optics to solve AR glasses' weight problem
At its booth at the China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE), Luxshare and its camera-module affiliate Luxvisions showcased the components they believe will define the next generation...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Huawei orchestrates China's DUV lithography push to cut reliance on ASML
Huawei is emerging as a central organiser of China's effort to build a domestic semiconductor equipment supply chain, backing critical lithography suppliers and helping connect them...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Samsung speeds silicon photonics test plan with TSMC-vetted probe vendors
Samsung Electronics has moved to accelerate its silicon photonics push by using the same test partners selected by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. for key validation work, according...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
CPO testing faces hurdles from Insertion 1 to 4, with '100% testing' expected to accelerate in 2027
Co-packaged optics (CPO) has officially entered the mass-production deployment stage, but the critical testing processes responsible for safeguarding yield continue to face different...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
CIOE 2026: 5,000 exhibitors gather in Shenzhen to chase AI-driven optics boom
The 27th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE 2026) will run September 9-11 in Shenzhen, bringing together more than 5,000 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions...