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Thursday 16 April 2026
Tesla AI5 tape-out signals dual sourcing with Samsung, TSMC

Tesla has finalized the design of its next-generation AI5 chip, marking a milestone in its in-house semiconductor development. CEO Elon...

Thursday 16 April 2026
Taiwan lens makers pivot to CPO, silicon photonics beyond smartphones

Taiwan's optical lens makers opened 2026 with a sharp rebound, driven by a recovery in the global smartphone market and rising demand for...

Thursday 16 April 2026
SkyeChip IPO signals Malaysia's push into high-value chip design
Malaysia-based semiconductor design firm SkyeChip has appointed Maybank Investment Bank and CIMB Investment Bank as underwriters for its planned Main Market listing, according to a...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Taiwan equipment makers ride advanced packaging and SiPh wave
Nvidia is accelerating the commercial rollout of silicon photonics (SiPh) technology, marked by the launch of its Rubin Ultra platform and the gradual establishment of co-packaged...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Broadcom and Meta deepen AI infrastructure alliance with multi-gigawatt ambitions

Broadcom and Meta have unveiled a sweeping multi-year, multi-generation partnership aimed at scaling Meta's AI infrastructure, signaling...

Monday 13 April 2026
Silicon photonics scaling hits wafer testing bottleneck
AI demand is pushing data transmission to its limits, making 2026 a critical year for silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO) to move into large-scale deployment. The...
Monday 13 April 2026
FormFactor and MPI vie to break SiPh test bottleneck as ficonTEC reportedly exits
As AI data centers officially enter the silicon photonics (SiPh) era, the industry faces severe challenges in testing accuracy and throughput on the path toward mass production of...
Saturday 11 April 2026
Samsung Exynos 2700 benchmark leak offers early look at 2nm SF2P performance
Samsung's next-generation mobile processor, the Exynos 2700, has appeared in early benchmark tests, offering one of the first real-world signals of how its second-generation 2nm process...
Saturday 11 April 2026
Intel unveils ultra-thin GaN chiplet as it advances AI-era systems foundry strategy
Intel Foundry has announced a breakthrough in gallium nitride (GaN) chiplet technology, unveiling what it describes as the world's thinnest GaN chiplet as part of its broader push...
Friday 10 April 2026
MAtek sees record March revenue as AI and silicon photonics boost testing demand
MAtek's March revenue surge has implications for global chipmakers and AI infrastructure providers: rising demand for advanced material and failure analysis testing linked to AI chip...
Friday 10 April 2026
Taiwan accelerates SiPh and materials breakthroughs for next-gen AI computing
Taiwan is stepping up its global semiconductor leadership with a coordinated push into silicon photonics (SiPh) and advanced materials, aiming to meet surging demand for faster, more...
Friday 10 April 2026
Intel–Google alliance reframes AI infrastructure around CPUs
A newly expanded collaboration between Intel and Google signals a key shift in AI infrastructure: CPUs are back at the center of the conversation. Both companies emphasized that the...
Friday 10 April 2026
Amazon signals chip export ambitions as in-house silicon business tops US$20 billion run rate
Amazon's custom chip business has surpassed an annual revenue run rate of more than US$20 billion, CEO Andy Jassy said in his annual shareholder letter, according to The Information...
Friday 10 April 2026
Anthropic reportedly explores in-house chip design amid rapid revenue growth and evolving AI compute stack
Anthropic is exploring the possibility of designing its own AI chips, though the effort remains at a very early stage, Reuters reported, citing three sources familiar with...
Thursday 9 April 2026
When will CPO actually see mass production?
The market continues to closely watch the deployment of co-packaged optics (CPO) technology in cloud AI, driven by the desire of the silicon photonics (SiPh) ecosystem to see a tangible...