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Aug 30, 2026

Semicon Taiwan 2026 highlights AI chip interconnect challenges and co-packaged optics

Semicon Taiwan 2026 opened August 31 in Taipei, drawing over 100,000 semiconductor professionals from 65 countries. The event spotlighted co-packaged optics and silicon photonics as critical technologies for addressing AI infrastructure bandwidth demands, with Samsung unveiling its 3D memory roadmap for AI applications.

Aug 30, 2026·3 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Co-packaged optics integrates optical engines directly within the switch ASIC package, reducing the signal path from centimeters over copper traces to millimeters over optical connections.
  • ▪United Microelectronics Corp completed its first mass-produced silicon photonics wafers at its Singapore fab in partnership with Silith Technology.
  • ▪SEMICON Taiwan 2026 set record scales with over 1,300 exhibitors, 4,300 booths, 18 national pavilions, and an expected attendance of more than 100,000 professionals from 65 countries.

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AI1AI hardware1Compute, chips & AI infrastructure1Data center infrastructure1Semiconductor manufacturing1

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