UMC and SILITH Bring 12-Inch Silicon Photonics to Mass Production as AI Interconnect ...

UMC and SILITH have completed first mass-production delivery of silicon photonic wafers from a 12-inch fab in Singapore, moving the technology from lab demonstrations to industrial-scale manufacturing with predictable yield and cost. The platform supports 1.6Tbps optical interconnects for AI data centre use and reached customer qualification in 18 months.

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