PSA, NTUT sign NT$50 million AI research and talent deal

Passive System Alliance (PSA) Group and National Taipei University of Technology have signed a three-year industry-academia agreement worth NT$50 million to advance artificial intelligence research and workforce development. The partnership, set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026, brings together PSA Group companies including Walsin Technology, Walton Advanced Engineering, HannStar Board Corporation, and INPAQ Technology with NTUT’s engineering and AI capabilities.

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TSMC affiliate VisEra scales AI optics with 1.6T silicon photonics

VisEra, the TSMC-affiliated optical components supplier, is expanding into AI optical interconnects and silicon photonics, with its MicroLens products for 800G pluggable transceivers already in mass production and its next-generation PIC thin-film processes for 1.6T products targeted to begin gradual volume production by the end of 2026. A high-density optical coupling platform is planned for mass production in the second half of 2027.

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Foxconn Research Institute maps four-stage LEO roadmap from relay satellites to AI-native networks

Foxconn is extending decades of expertise in electronics manufacturing, system integration, and assembly, integration and testing (AIT) into the space industry. Through its Pearl satellite missions, the Foxconn Research Institute (FRI) is collecting first-hand data on communications links, orbital operations, and the space environment while giving group-developed hardware an opportunity to establish flight heritage.

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