- PHIX, Ligitek, Liverage, and ITRI collaborate to develop advanced optical transceivers.
- Partnership enables scalable co-packaged transceivers with data rates up to 3.2 Tbps.
- Initiative strengthens Taiwan–Netherlands collaboration in photonics innovation and semiconductor packaging.
PHIX Photonics Assembly, Ligitek, Liverage, and ITRI are collaborating to create advanced high-speed and energy-efficient optical transceivers to tackle worldwide issues in data connectivity. The firms stated that the global partnership, focused on high-speed optical engines, enhances collaboration between the Netherlands and Taiwan while paving the way for new semiconductor packaging advancements aimed at scalable mass production.
The firms aim to facilitate scalable automatic assembly of PICs and electronic integrated circuits to assist in the mass production of co-packaged optical transceivers. The partners will create co-packaged optical transceivers, reaching data rates of 1.6 Tbps and 3.2 Tbps. The created design will offer shorter electrical routes through co-integration with switches, reducing power consumption and thermal effects for improved energy efficiency.
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PHIX offers photonics packaging solutions from the Netherlands, while Ligitek, Liverage, and ITRI are based in Taiwan. Ligitek is a well-known supplier of high-quality optoelectronic parts and system integration services. Liverage produces sophisticated optical transceiver systems focused on the optical communication sector. ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) is a research institute focused on applied technology, offering platforms for system-level validation and integrated photonics development.
The initiative receives collaborative backing from Taiwan's Industrial Development Administration (IDA, MoEA), the Netherlands' PhotonDelta, the Netherlands Office Taipei (NLOT), and the Taiwan Optoelectronic Semiconductor Industry Association (TOSIA). It signifies the initial extensive partnership between the integrated photonics industries of Taiwan and the Netherlands in areas such as design, packaging, module integration, manufacturing, and system application, highlighting the complementary skills of both countries in photonics and high-speed optical interconnections.