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...

As SEMICON Taiwan 2025 kicks off this week, the Silicon Photonics Global Summit took the spotlight on September 8, featuring senior executives from global chip giants such as TSMC, NVIDIA, and Broadcom sharing their latest progress. According to Commercial Times, K.C. Hsu, Vice President of Integrat...

As silicon photonics becomes a cornerstone of the AI era, AI chip leader NVIDIA and AMD have joined the competition alongside traditional foundries. Yet, Nikkei reports that Intel—the early pioneer in this sector—has seen its patent filings slump, with TSMC overtaking the U.S. giant since 2023. ...

At GTC 2025, NVIDIA unveiled Spectrum-X and Quantum-X silicon photonics switches, scaling AI factories to millions of GPUs while cutting energy and costs. Taiwan’s supply chain plays a key role, with TSMC’s COUPE (Compact Universal Photonic Engine) integrating 65nm electronic and photonic ICs in...

While Taiwanese foundry giant TSMC reportedly making strides in silicon photonics by securing NVIDIA as one of its first customers, Samsung is said to have teamed up with Broadcom on the technology, according to the Chosun Daily. Industry sources cited by the Chosun Daily suggest that Samsung pla...