Chunghwa Leading Photonics Tech, a subsidiary of Chunghwa Telecom, is set to list on the Taipei Emerging Stock Board. The company has recorded record-high revenue and gross margin in the first four months of 2026, boosted by rising demand in Industry 5.0 applications, advanced semiconductor process inspection, and AI data center optical communication. With short-wave infrared (SWIR) transmissive automated optical inspection (AOI) testing demand set to grow as CoWoS advanced packaging capacity expands, the company is highly optimistic about its prospects for the second half of the year, noting that AI-related demand will likely continue through 2028–2029.
Optical industry leaders Largan and Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) have recently discussed progress in co-packaged optics (CPO), a key non-smartphone growth driver, and their strategies differ sharply. As customer demand and orders become clearer and more firmly secured, both companies have also turned markedly more confident, having taken a more cautious stance in prior quarters.
Samsung Electronics is set to hold its semiannual global strategy meeting from June 16 to 18, with executives expected to review a split operating environment: strong memory demand is supporting the chip business, while higher component costs are putting pressure on smartphones, PCs, and other consumer devices.
As cloud service providers ramp up investment in AI infrastructure, Edom chairman Wayne Tseng said rising costs for materials, production equipment and labour will keep overall market supply tight in the second half of 2026, with price increases likely to continue. He also said AI is moving from the cloud into enterprise applications, with power, cybersecurity, optics and the medical sector set to become four key growth areas.
Linkotech said its fan-out panel-level packaging rollout is showing early momentum, with certification from a North American low-Earth-orbit satellite communications customer and first equipment deliveries completed in the first half of 2026. The company said related sales could quickly rise to double digits as a share of annual revenue, with implications for supply chains worldwide.
India has expanded exemptions from mandatory quality certification requirements for imports by Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units and developers, a policy change that industry observers say could ease the establishment of semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the country.
SK Hynix is reviewing rare price increase requests from several tier-one equipment suppliers, a sign that the high-bandwidth memory boom is beginning to reshape pricing power in South Korea's semiconductor equipment supply chain.
During a panel discussion between executives and research experts from Bosch, Infineon, Rohm Semiconductor, Nexperia, Wolfspeed, and Omdia at PCIM Europe 2026, one reality was made clear: frictionless, globalized chip manufacturing is ending. While the conversation reflected industry enthusiasm for new applications such as AI servers and industrial motor drives, it was tempered by macroeconomic realities of international trade protectionism, regional resilience mandates, and aggressive tariffs.
