SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Mirle debuts humanoid robot, targeting semiconductor smart manufacturing

A new player has joined Taiwan’s humanoid robot supply chain, with leading automation system supplier Mirle teaming up with food giant I-Mei Foods and controller maker Syntec to form a new joint venture targeting the unmanned vehicle market. Their self-developed humanoid robot made its debut at SEMICON Taiwan 2025, serving as a prelude to future operations that will expand into robot dogs and drones.

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SEMICON Taiwan 2025: AMD pushes panel-level, 3D, and optical packaging as AI demands soar

At SEMICON Taiwan 2025, AMD Fellow Daniel Ng, who heads the company’s OSAT technology development, laid out a stark assessment of the semiconductor industry’s next bottleneck: the energy cost of scaling AI. He warned that the exponential rise in AI model parameters—growing at an estimated 20-fold annually—is pushing module size, power use, and I/O bandwidth toward unsustainable levels.

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China’s Lightstar targets record localization in optical passive components amid tariff pressures

China’s drive for technology self-sufficiency is transforming the communications supply chain. Shenzhen-based Lightstar Technology expects localization of advanced optical passive components to reach record levels within the next five to ten years, with imports of specialty materials giving way to domestically produced alternatives as Beijing’s push for homegrown innovation accelerates.

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China’s self-sufficiency agenda spurs JPT’s leap into optical inspection

Shenzhen JPT Opto-Electronics, a well-established name in China’s laser industry, is expanding into optical inspection as Beijing’s push for supply chain localization gains momentum. Having entered the photonic inspection field in 2016, the company now sees strong growth potential as China prioritizes self-sufficiency in advanced manufacturing.

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Advantest tops TEL in market value after 19 years, driven by AI chip testing boom

Japanese chip testing equipment giant Advantest has overtaken Tokyo Electron (TEL) in market capitalization for the first time in nearly two decades, signaling a shift in the balance of power within semiconductor equipment manufacturing. The rise underscores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming demand across the supply chain, with back-end testing equipment emerging as a key beneficiary.

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SEMICON Taiwan 2025: CHPT enters US CSP supply chain; order visibility extends to 3Q26

Taiwanese test interface manufacturer CHPT showcased its latest innovations at SEMICON Taiwan 2025. Besides unveiling a comprehensive upgrade solution centered on “AI-driven probe card technology,” President Scott Huang highlighted the technical challenges that advanced process chips—such as mobile application processors (AP) and high-performance computing (HPC) chips used in AI applications—pose to the IC testing supply chain.

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光峰科技推全新AR光学方案 并签署10000台采购订单

据证券日报,9月11日,深圳光峰科技股份有限公司(以下简称“光峰科技”)与广州谷东智能科技有限公司(以下简称“谷东智能”)在第二十六届中国国际光电博览会上举办联合发布会,正式推出业内首创的“LCoS(硅基液晶)+PVG光波导”的“一拖二”AR眼镜光学解决方案,并签署战略合作协议及10000台采购订单。

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