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Friday 6 November 2026
Taiwan-UK tech ties could support Europe's chip autonomy drive
Taiwan and the UK are deepening technology ties as supply-chain restructuring and industrial security reshape semiconductor strategy. A new bilateral arrangement covers semiconductors,...
Friday 6 November 2026
Innolight starts US NPO pilot production with Tower for AI optical interconnects
China-based optical communications provider Innolight has advanced its next-generation AI optical interconnect strategy. Tower Semiconductor and Innolight said their first jointly...
Friday 6 November 2026
Acer Gadget expands lifestyle accessories as PC market weakens
As the PC market outlook deteriorates, Acer subsidiary Acer Gadget is expanding its lifestyle accessories business to cushion the impact of a weaker market. General manager Chung I-chun...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Commentary: AOI locks in China's InP substrates for AI optics, but export controls threaten supply
AI data centers are accelerating demand for high-speed optical communications, extending competition in the optical transceiver market beyond chips and module manufacturing to critical...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Chicony Power profit hit by notebooks in Q3 2026
Chicony Power Technology Co. reported weaker quarterly results in the third quarter of 2026 as slowing notebook demand and severe memory shortages among customers weighed on performance...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Airoha targets multibillion growth as 100G ramps, 200G tapes out
Airoha, a MediaTek subsidiary, expects its optical communications business to deliver another multiple-fold increase in 2027 as 100G pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM4) digital signal...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
GCS Holdings welcomes Marvell's Lumentum deal, locks in 2027 InP supply
Marvell Technology and optical communications laser maker Lumentum announced on November 2 that they had signed a definitive agreement for Marvell to acquire Lumentum in an all-stock...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
High-speed optical communications drive demand for mSAP competition among Taiwan PCB makers
As AI computing clusters continue to expand, data centers are demanding higher transmission speeds and greater bandwidth. To overcome the manufacturing bottlenecks of traditional high-density...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Zhongji InnoLight revenue and profit more than double in 3Q26
China-based optical communications module maker Zhongji InnoLight reported strong results for the third quarter of 2026 as global AI infrastructure expansion drove robust demand for...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
OpenAI taps former Uber executive Jill Hazelbaker to lead corporate affairs
OpenAI has appointed Jill Hazelbaker, formerly president and chief corporate affairs officer at Uber, as its chief corporate affairs officer, putting a veteran of tech and political...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Huawei's Hubble builds AI optics supply chain through minority stakes in 22 companies
AI data centers are increasing demand for high-speed optical communications, making optoelectronics supply chains increasingly strategic. Marvell's announced acquisition of Lumentum...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Foxconn's AI infrastructure edge goes beyond assembly — precision manufacturing, vertical integration set a higher bar
Foxconn is leveraging its precision manufacturing and vertical integration capabilities to strengthen its position in AI infrastructure, where rapid server upgrades increasingly demand...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Mitsui Kinzoku raises ultrathin copper foil capacity target for third time as optical demand surges
Japan's Mitsui Kinzoku has announced its third capacity expansion plan since the start of fiscal 2026 for MicroThin, its ultrathin copper foil used in optical communications equipment...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Gemtek joins three optical standards groups for AI data center development
Gemtek Technology has joined three optical communications standards groups as the industry develops alternatives for connecting AI data centers. The move could influence interoperability,...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Sumitomo Electric raises InP substrate capacity target to 4.5 times 2024 levels by FY2029
Surging demand for optical communications driven by AI and data center expansion has prompted Japan's Sumitomo Electric Industries to accelerate production capacity expansion for indium...