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Friday 4 September 2026
MSScorps August revenue hits new high on silicon photonics gains
MSScorps saw August 2026 revenue post a new single-month high, as global artificial intelligence (AI) computing power continues to expand, driving demand for advanced process technologies,...
Friday 4 September 2026
Silicon photonics testing shift could reshape how CPO suppliers win business
As silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO) move toward mass production, suppliers say testing is shifting earlier in the process to catch defects at the wafer stage,...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Taiwan LED packaging provider Ligitek pivots to silicon photonics; 1.6T modules eye 2H27 revenue
Ligitek is accelerating its move from LED packaging into silicon photonics (SiPh) and high-speed optical communications, with 1.6T product samples already tested and volume-production...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Fresh off Nasdaq listing, Pasqal turns to Taiwan's photonics industry to help it scale
Four days after listing on Nasdaq, Pasqal came to SEMICON Taiwan with an argument aimed squarely at its competitors: the industry's assumption that quantum computing delivers nothing...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Marvell sees silicon photonics scaling from late 2027, with Taiwan and TSMC at the center
Marvell SVP and chief technology officer Radha Nagarajan offered a clearer timeline for the commercialisation of co-packaged optics, or CPO, during a media briefing at Semicon Taiwan...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Micro LED maker PlayNitride targets Micro LED optical communications within two years
Micro LED maker PlayNitride Inc. expects the technology to enter commercial optical communications applications within two years, expanding beyond displays into AI devices, data center...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
8 September Hsinchu seminar: Silicon photonics driving AI chains

As AI infrastructure drives demand for higher bandwidth, lower power consumption and faster connectivity, silicon photonics is becoming increasingly important to the...

Tuesday 1 September 2026
China specialty foundry XMC plans fourfold capacity growth around 3D integration, silicon photonics
Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (XMC) has laid out a 10-year expansion strategy centered on 3D integration, silicon photonics (SiPh), and specialty processes, targeting...
Monday 31 August 2026
TSMC tackles the AI I/O wall with two COUPE bandwidth paths and deeper heterogeneous integration
TSMC is sharpening its silicon photonics (SiPh) roadmap to address the widening gap between AI compute growth and chip-to-chip data movement, unveiling two bandwidth-scaling paths...
Monday 31 August 2026
TSMC sees SiPh going mainstream in 2027
Silicon photonics (SiPh) will become mainstream in 2027, with market share topping 50%, as AI scale-out drives explosive growth in optical transceiver demand, said K.C. Hsu, TSMC's...
Monday 31 August 2026
France draws Taiwanese investment projects worth EUR7.5 billion
Taiwanese investment projects announced or under implementation in France are worth about EUR7.5 billion (approx. US$8.7 billion), according to the French Office in Taipei, led by...
Monday 31 August 2026
Tex Year's specialty chemicals push could reshape its growth mix as AI and optics expand
Tex Year is widening its specialty chemicals business beyond LCDs and electronics into AI servers, in-vehicle electronics, Mini LED, and optical lenses, while also targeting optical...
Thursday 27 August 2026
Ligitek skips 800G, targets 1.6T silicon photonics
Ligitek Electronics, a Taiwan-based LED packaging maker, has expanded in recent years into semiconductor system-in-package (SiP) and silicon photonics. The company said AI-related...
Thursday 27 August 2026
ASMPT Showcases Advanced Packaging Innovation at SEMICON Taiwan 2026

Global technology and innovation leader ASMPT will showcase its advanced packaging portfolio at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, taking place from September 2 to 4 in Taipei. At...

Wednesday 26 August 2026
Taiwan Photon Source boosts domestic accelerator supply chain, challenges cutting-edge technology limits
The Taiwan-based National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), supported by top scientists including Nobel chemistry laureate Yuan-tseh Lee, held a celebration event on August...