UMC, HyperLight, Wavetek, and Jabil announced a collaboration to support deployment of thin-film lithium niobate photonics for hyperscale AI data center interconnects. The companies said the work combines HyperLight’s photonic devices with UMC and Wavetek foundry manufacturing and Jabil’s high-volume manufacturing and assembly. UMC and Wavetek will support production using 6-inch and 8-inch wafer manufacturing capabilities. G C Hung of UMC said the collaboration extends to system-level integration with Jabil to support scaling and reliability requirements for AI data center infrastructure.

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