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Tuesday 20 October 2026
Intel says it is the only high-volume fab for 12-inch InP silicon photonics as co-packaged optics nears deployment
Intel is pitching its foundry as the industry's supplier of light sources for AI data center optics, claiming at the 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit that it is the only...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Taiwanese chipmaker TASC targets 2027 growth with InP optical chips, glucose sensors nearing mass production
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation (TASC) is benefiting from seasonal demand for sensing chips and new wearable launches by major US and European brands. AI server expansion has...
Monday 12 October 2026
Lumentum says AI laser capacity is sold out into 2029 as hyperscalers help fund expansion
The shortage of indium phosphide (InP) lasers that feed AI data center optics is lengthening, not easing. Lumentum now says its capacity is spoken for into early 2029, and its largest...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Apple Watch sensor demand and InP supply tightness lift TASC's 2H26 outlook
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation (TASC) expects a stronger second half of 2026 as new Apple Watch demand lifts sensor orders. The company said weak consumer electronics demand...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Win Semiconductors expands optical communications capacity with DUV tools
Optical communications capacity is in short supply as surging computing demand from AI data centers turns transmission into a bottleneck for AI infrastructure. The market is shifting...
Monday 21 September 2026
Tyntek optical communications MPD ramps quarterly, 2027 capacity triples
Tyntek is rapidly expanding into optical communications as AI data-center demand drives a surge in high-speed transmission needs, with shipments set to rise significantly from the...
Tuesday 15 September 2026
SiPh shifts optical module bottleneck upstream: from device manufacturing to laser-grade substrate supply

The market value of optical modules used in data centers is projected to grow from US$12.6 billion in 2025 to US$45.4 billion by 2030...

Thursday 10 September 2026
Silicon photonics boom could push InP supply-demand gap above 70%, triggering race for strategic optical resources
As AI drives the transition toward high-speed transmission technologies such as 800G and 1.6T, silicon photonics has become increasingly mainstream in high-speed optical communications,...
Wednesday 9 September 2026
IQE returns to profit in 1H26, warns on China InP risk
IQE said first-half 2026 results came in better than expected on an AI data-center buildout boom, but the UK compound semiconductor epitaxy maker also warned that China's grip on indium...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
FitTech shifts from LED to optical communications, eyes InP relief
FitTech is pivoting away from the crowded LED market into optical communications, with outsourced chip testing and sorting orders set to rise month by month from the third quarter...
Friday 4 September 2026
Sumitomo Chemical starts mass production of 4-inch InP wafers for AI data centers
Sumitomo Chemical has started mass production and sales of indium phosphide (InP) epitaxial wafers, a core material for optical semiconductors used in next-generation data centers...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Win Semiconductors unveils 0.1μm GaN for AI, satellite links
Taiwanese compound semiconductor maker WIN Semiconductors said on September 1, 2026, that compound semiconductors are the backbone of AI and satellite communications, as it unveiled...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
TCL CSOT bets on InP laser chips as supply tightens
Indium phosphide (InP) is emerging as one of the tightest supply constraints in AI data-center optical interconnects. Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston has said publicly that the supply-demand...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Trymax lands multi-year AOI order as InP laser capacity race tightens
Applied Optoelectronics (AOI) has placed a multi-year purchase order with Dutch equipment maker Trymax Semiconductor Equipment for plasma ashers and UV curing systems destined for...
Friday 28 August 2026
Long-term contracts tie up InP capacity due to data center optics demand
Compound semiconductor supply-chain players say China has recently eased some substrate export controls, but the upgrade of high-frequency transmission in AI data centers toward 200G...