Taiwan’s Silicon photonics Industry Alliance formed

　In response to the explosive development and technological innovation of global semiconductor and AI industries, SEMI (the International Semiconductor Association) worked with the government, the industry, the academia, and research institutions to officially establish the “Silicon Photonics Industry Alliance” (hereinafter the “Alliance”) and announced the establishment on September 3, 2024.  The formation of the Alliance aims to step up the development and application of silicon photonics technology and further to elevate Taiwan’s competitiveness in the global semiconductor industry by strengthening the collaboration across the supply chain.  

　With the promising features of high-speed transmission, high integration capabilities, and low power consumption, Silicon photonics technology is regarded as one of the key solutions that is able to address the bottlenecks in data centers and data transmission and ultimately to keep pace with the global trend toward low carbon and energy saving solutions.  Therefore, silicon photonics is anticipated to become a prominent technology in the global semiconductor industry in the future.  

　With the rise of the AI era, countries around the world have been striving to advance relevant research, development, and industrial positioning, while Taiwan, with its established and complete industry chains, globally leading technology, and strong IP protections, has had a well-established foundation for developing silicon photonics industry.  In the future, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan will join hands with the industry, the government, the academia, and research institutions to promote the Alliance so as to create Taiwan’s silicon photonics ecosystem.  In the meantime, with semiconductors as the focus of development of the “Five Trusted Industry Sectors” and with the establishment of the Alliance under the lead of TSMC, ASE Holdings, and other big enterprises, it is expected that the whole industry will unify to boost the development and commercialization of key technologies and further to stimulate the prosperity of the silicon photonics sector and vitalize Taiwan’s economy with new energy.  (Released 2024.09.03)  
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