HyperLight, UMC, and Wavetek form foundry partnership for high-volume TFLN chiplet production

HyperLight Corporation, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and Wavetek Microelectronics Corporation, a wholly owned UMC subsidiary, have announced a strategic manufacturing partnership to deliver high-volume foundry production of HyperLight’s thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chiplet platform on both 6-inch and 8-inch wafers. The companies said the collaboration is intended to provide the manufacturing capacity needed to deploy AI and cloud infrastructure at scale.

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Interview: Filtronic’s GBP47.3 million SpaceX contract underscores scaling and regional partnership ambitions

In August 2025, Filtronic secured a GBP47.3 million (US$63.2 million) contract from SpaceX — one of the company’s largest equipment orders — to supply next-generation GaN E-band solid-state power amplifiers for the Starlink satellite network. The UK-based high-frequency RF and millimeter-wave technology firm, founded in 1977, has long served defense and telecommunications customers. It presented its latest SSPA product line at the 2026 UK Space Communications Expo.

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