As AI infrastructure drives demand for higher bandwidth, lower power consumption and faster connectivity, silicon photonics is becoming increasingly important to the future of computing. However, moving technologies such as silicon photonics and co-packaged optics (CPO) from development to commercial deployment presents a critical challenge: how to achieve reliable, high-volume production.
To address this challenge, ficonTEC will host its Expert Seminar – Asia, "The Future is Powered by Photonics – Building the Manufacturing Ecosystem Behind AI Infrastructure," on September 8, 2026, in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
The event will bring together experts from across the photonics and semiconductor ecosystem to discuss how companies can move from prototype to production, overcome emerging bottlenecks and shorten time-to-market.
From innovation to industrialization
As photonic technologies become increasingly important to AI infrastructure, proving that a technology works is no longer enough. Manufacturers must also achieve the repeatability, yield, throughput and cost efficiency required for volume production.
The seminar will explore challenges across assembly, testing, fiber handling and production automation, along with the technologies and partnerships needed to address them.
Speakers from Femtum, Hermes Testing Solutions (HTSI), BizLink, USI and ficonTEC will share perspectives from different parts of the ecosystem. A DIGITIMES industry presentation and cross-industry panel will further examine what it takes to scale photonics.
From Machine to Factory
A program highlight will be ficonTEC's deep dive into its Intelligent Automation Platform, showing how digital twins, automated assembly, testing, fiber preparation, factory software and AI can be connected across the production environment.
The focus extends beyond individual equipment to connecting capabilities from Machine to Line to Factory—helping photonics companies accelerate the transition from engineering development to scalable production.
One ecosystem. One challenge: scale.
No single company can address every challenge involved in photonics industrialization. Scaling silicon photonics requires collaboration across equipment, testing, connectivity, manufacturing and supply-chain partners.
This is particularly relevant in Hsinchu, at the heart of Taiwan's semiconductor and advanced electronics ecosystem. As AI accelerators, advanced packaging and high-speed optical interconnects evolve, closer integration between photonics and established semiconductor production will become essential.
The central question is shifting from "Can we develop the technology?" to "Can we manufacture it at the speed, yield and scale required by the AI economy?"
Join industry experts in Hsinchu to explore how the photonics ecosystem can turn breakthrough technologies into scalable production. Register now to request your seat. Request your seat at the ficonTEC Expert Seminar – Asia.
