EnliTech rides silicon photonics wave, moving to PIC testing equipment

Amid the rapid development of the optoelectronics industry, breakthroughs in Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) testing technology are transforming the global market landscape. Ivy Ko, chairperson of EnliTech, stated that they have successfully achieved profits exceeding the entire 2023 revenue in the first three quarters of 2024 by offering high-performance testing technologies across fields such as image sensor chips, LiDAR, and silicon photonics. The company is expected to see double-digit revenue growth in 2025.

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Taiwan machine tool exports down 15%; government turns to AI to help address industry woes

Taiwan’s total machine tool exports dropped 14.8% year-over-year to US$2.218 billion in 2024, prompting the government to introduce measures aimed at revitalizing the industry. The Industrial Development Administration (IDA) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has included machine tools as a demonstration case in its “Pilot Program for Promoting the Introduction of Generative AI in Various Industries,” aiming to address four major pain points plaguing Taiwan’s machine tool industry.

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SiPh progress exceeds TSMC’s expectations; optical communication CPO heats up ahead of schedule

Despite TSMC estimating that the mass production of silicon photonic (SiPh) co-packaged optics (CPO) technology will still require more than one to one and a half years, the optical communication industry stated that recent developments in CPO have accelerated. A trial production line is set to begin small-scale shipments in 2025, potentially paving the way for CPO shipments to reach significant milestones in the second half of 2026.

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