With AI compute demands soaring, silicon photonics is emerging as a next-generation technology poised to reshape the landscape. According to Hankyung, sources say that Samsung Electronics’ Device Solutions (DS) Division has designated the technology as a future strategic priority and begun recrui...

GlobalFoundries today announced its acquisition of Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), a Singapore-based silicon photonics foundry. According to the company’s press release, the deal positions GlobalFoundries as the largest pure-play silicon photonics foundry by revenue. The company did not disclose the...

While NVIDIA unveiled its latest silicon photonics breakthrough last week—teaming up with Meta and Oracle to enhance AI data center networks using Spectrum-X Ethernet switches—another AI chip titan is stepping up its game. According to the Liberty Times, AMD has picked Tainan and Kaohsiung fo...

A research team led by Professor Michal Lipson at Columbia University has achieved a major breakthrough in silicon photonics, as reported in the latest issue of Nature Photonics. The team successfully demonstrated a high-power frequency comb light source integrated directly on a silicon photonic chi...

As semiconductor leaders NVIDIA and TSMC accelerate their photonics and co-packaged optics initiatives, emerging chip companies Celestial and OpenLight are positioning themselves to launch their debut processors by late 2025 through 2026, according to EE Times. The report, citing senior executive...