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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...
Thursday 12 March 2026
AI Server tracker: Taiwan optical module and BMC suppliers gain despite fewer February working days on AI server demand
Taiwanese suppliers in the AI hardware supply chain reported varied results in February, with several optical module and server component makers posting year-over-year growth, while...
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Exclusive interview: Ayar Labs CEO Mark Wade says mass production capability remains a challenge for silicon photonics
US silicon photonics (SiPh) company Ayar Labs recently completed its Series E funding round. In addition to numerous capital firms participating, Taiwanese companies MediaTek and Alchip...
Sunday 8 March 2026
Broadcom CEO sees copper interconnects viable through 2028

Broadcom reported strong results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, driven by robust demand for cloud application-specific integrated...

Wednesday 4 March 2026
Nvidia's multi-year deals with Lumentum and Coherent could accelerate silicon photonics commercialization
Nvidia has signed multi-year, non-exclusive agreements with US-based Lumentum Operations LLC and Coherent that include long-term procurement commitments worth billions of dollars and...
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Commentary: Nvidia, MediaTek bankroll optics shift that's reshaping AI data centers
A new trend is emerging in the AI infrastructure race. After MediaTek invested in US silicon photonics start-up Ayar Labs, Nvidia followed with US$2 billion investments in optical...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
MediaTek invests US$90M in SiPh startup Ayar Labs
MediaTek has announced that its holding company, Digimoc Holdings, will acquire 1,722,759 preferred shares of US-based silicon photonics (SiPh) startup Ayar Labs at US$52.24 per share,...
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Nvidia invests in Lumentum to advance AI optics technology
Nvidia has announced a strategic partnership with Lumentum Holdings, accompanied by a US$2 billion investment aimed at boosting US-based manufacturing and R&D for advanced optics...
Monday 2 March 2026
Commentary: Nvidia sparks silicon photonics race, yet copper still anchors data centers?
As data center computing demand expands, high-speed transmission architectures are under pressure to upgrade. Scaling high-performance computing platforms is exposing bandwidth and...
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nvidia GTC 2026 to spotlight mystery chip, silicon photonics, and power limits
Nvidia's GTC 2026 will be held in mid-March. CEO Jensen Huang is expected to address concerns about an AI bubble while reaffirming that the Vera Rubin platform has entered mass production...
Friday 13 February 2026
QuiX Quantum, Artilux target data center integration with energy-efficient photonic quantum systems

Netherlands-based photonic quantum computing hardware company QuiX Quantum B.V. and germanium silicon (GeSi) photonics specialist Artilux...