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Advantest said it has partnered with OpenLight to develop a scalable silicon photonics (SiPh) test solution for mass production environments. The announcement comes as artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing workloads increase demand for silicon photonics and co-packaged optics in data centers.

Qnity, the independent company spun off from US chemicals giant DuPont, is ramping up investment in Taiwan as the island cements its role at the center of the global AI hardware supply chain. Asia-Pacific president Dennis Chen said in an interview with DIGITIMESthat future spending will focus on three main battlegrounds: advanced packaging, co-packaged optics (CPOs), and thermal management.

Ability Opto-Electronics Technology, an optics maker, said on June 29 that its V-groove and mechanical transfer (MT) products for co-packaged optics (CPO) are likely to become its second-largest product line after notebook camera modules, as the company pushes to expand into new growth drivers. Chairman Weiya Gao said the expected 10% to 20% cut in 2026 shipments by notebook brands would have a re

ShunSin Technology Holdings, Foxconn's semiconductor packaging and testing subsidiary, is accelerating its transition toward co-packaged optics (CPO). The company's latest appointment of a former TSMC executive as an independent director by Chairman Chiang Shang-yi has also drawn industry attention to the commercialization progress of its high-speed optical transceiver business.

AI-driven hyperscale data center expansion is pushing the global AI race beyond raw GPU computing power into a broader contest over high-speed interconnects and electro-optical integration. As Nvidia's next-generation AI factory moves toward petabyte (PB)-scale data transfers, co-packaged optics (CPO) is heading toward commercialization, lifting the importance of key components such as fiber array

Co-packaged optics (CPO) is rapidly emerging as a foundational architecture for next-generation AI infrastructure. With Nvidia's latest Scale-Up CPO switch roadmap now taking shape, bandwidth per AI rack is set to increase from approximately 130 TB/s in the Blackwell generation to more than 1 PB/s in the Feynman era, spanning Blackwell, Rubin, Rubin Ultra, and Feynman platforms. As a result, the g

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.

Concerns have emerged in recent weeks that the commercialization of co-packaged optics (CPO), a technology widely viewed as the future of AI networking, could face further delays as manufacturing yields remain inconsistent.

Optical communications maker PCL Technologies is expanding into high-power laser packaging, with its new Malaysia plant on track to pass customer certification by the end of 2026. Its earlier investment in US silicon photonics firm Skorpios and the acquisition of Pingood Enterprise also form part of the group's co-packaged optics (CPO) strategy.

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AUO's entry into Micro LED co-packaged optics sampling could give the display maker a new growth path as it seeks to expand beyond panels. Chairman Paul Peng said the company is preparing optical communication modules as a future driver of revenue and profits.

SmartSens and Unisoc have formed a strategic partnership to develop Micro LED high-speed optical interconnects, aiming to deliver domestic, low-power, high-bandwidth solutions for short-reach AI cluster links. The collaboration could accelerate the commercialization of Micro LED co-packaged optics (CPO) technology and strengthen China's role in global AI infrastructure supply chains, according to