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...

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...