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Semiconductor advanced packaging and AI technology expansion

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The semiconductor industry is expanding advanced technologies and manufacturing capacity to support AI and high-performance computing demands. In Taiwan, TSMC is preparing its COUPE co-packaged optics (CPO) platform for mass production by 2026 to improve AI data center interconnects. However, the industry faces testing bottlenecks due to a lack of unified standards and slow manual optical probe alignment. Simultaneously, Veeco Instruments has secured orders for its LUMINA+ MOCVD system to scale the production of indium phosphide lasers used in optical transceivers. Siliconware Precision Industries is also investing nearly 100 billion TWD in has broken ground on a new facility in Douliu, Yunlin, investing nearly 100 billion TWD to integrate CoWoS advanced packaging technology, with operations expected technology. Expected to be operational by 2028. 2028, the plant is projected to create over 2,200 jobs. Optical component demand is also surging. Lumentum reported record revenue of $1.006 billion for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2026, a 109.3% year-on-year increase, driven by high-speed optical module components like EML laser chips. The company noted that demand for ultra-high-power lasers is accelerating, causing supply shortages, and confirmed its first order for External Laser Source (ELS) modules for delivery in late 2027. Meanwhile, Largan Precision is pivoting toward CPO by investing in automation, aiming to complete its first automated pilot line for Fiber Array Units (FAU) by September. In the United States, Intel is enhancing its packaging capabilities at its Rio Rancho, New Mexico, facility. The company is utilizing Foveros 3D stacking and EMIB technologies, while developing EMIB-T technology for 2026 to improve power efficiency for next-generation AI engines.

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