At the OCP APAC Summit in Taiwan, August 11–12, 2026, Applied Materials’ Subi Kengeri framed artificial intelligence as the semiconductor industry’s largest inflection point. AI demand is accelerating the industry toward one trillion dollars in annual revenue, but the keynote’s central message was more consequential than… Read More
Tag: Co-packaged optics
The Packaging PDK Is the Missing Layer for Co-Packaged Optics
From Photonic Device Design to Electro-Optical Realization
Co-packaged optics will not scale through photonic device performance alone.
As AI infrastructure pushes bandwidth, power, latency, and reach to new limits, optics is moving closer to the compute engine. The industry is no longer asking only whether a photonic device… Read More
The Modulator Is Not the Product: Why AI Photonics Needs an Electro-Optical Realization Corridor
Co-packaged optics, silicon photonics, optical I/O, and photonic engines are becoming central topics in the future of AI infrastructure.
The common story is simple:
Copper is reaching limits.
Light can move data farther and more efficiently.
Therefore, AI systems will move from electrical interconnects toward optical interconnects.… Read More
Enabling Next-Generation AI Through Advanced Packaging and 3D Fabric Integration
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping computing architectures. As AI models scale toward trillions of parameters, traditional approaches to performance improvement are no longer sufficient. Instead, the industry is entering a new era where system-level innovation, advanced packaging, … Read More
TSMC Technology Symposium 2026 Overview
Yes, it is that time of year again, the 2026 TSMC Technology Symposium kick-off event in Silicon Valley. TSMC has never been in a better position to forecast the future of semiconductor technology and the industry itself. TSMC closely collaborates with the top semiconductor companies around the world and the top players in the … Read More
448G: Ready or not, here it comes!
The march toward higher-speed networking continues to be guided by the same core objectives as has always been : increase data rates, lower latency, improve reliability, reduce power consumption, and maintain or extend reach while controlling cost. For the next generation of high-speed interconnects, these requirements … Read More
Scaling AI Infrastructure with Next-Gen Interconnects
At the recent IPSoC Conference in Silicon Valley, Aparna Tarde gave a talk on the importance of Next-Gen Interconnects to scale AI infrastructure. Aparna is a Sr. Technical Product Manager at Synopsys. A synthesis of the salient points from her talk follows.
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally… Read More
Scaling AI Data Centers: The Role of Chiplets and Connectivity
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized data center infrastructure, requiring a reimagining of computational, memory, and connectivity technologies. Meeting the increasing demand for high performance and efficiency in AI workloads has led to the emergence of innovative solutions, including chiplets, advanced… Read More
How AI is Redefining Data Center Infrastructure: Key Innovations for the Future
Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a transformation in data center infrastructure, necessitating cutting-edge technologies to meet the growing demands of AI workloads. As AI systems scale up and out, next-gen compute servers, switches, optical-electrical links, and flexible, redundant networking solutions are … Read More
Soitec Delivers the Foundation for Next-Generation Interconnects
Soitec is a unique company that is at the center of major changes in our industry. Technology megatrends are fueling massive demand for semiconductors and this has increased the adoption of engineered substrates. As a global leader in the development of engineered substrates, Soitec is a company to watch. While this technology… Read More
