{"id":891203,"date":"2026-03-13T06:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=891203"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:23:20","slug":"umc-and-hyperlight-hook-up-on-tfln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/umc-and-hyperlight-hook-up-on-tfln-2026-03\/","title":{"rendered":"UMC and Hyperlight hook up on TFLN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UMC has formed a partnership with HyperLight, a spin out from Harvard University&#8217;s Laboratory for Nanoscale Optics, to mass produce thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chiplets before the end of this year.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-996408618\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>TFLN is an optical interconnect material which enables faster data transmission and better power efficiency while generating less heat than silicon photonics.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1208529215\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While silicon photonics is more mainstream with the advantages of established ecosystem, cost and digital co\u2011integration.and is being pursued by TSMC and Nvidia, TFLN offers better modulators and nonlinear optics.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-410976759\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-891207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12151832\/IMG_1868.webp\" alt=\"UMC and Hyperlight hook up on TFLN\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12151832\/IMG_1868.webp 1280w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12151832\/IMG_1868-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12151832\/IMG_1868-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12151832\/IMG_1868-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A research direction being explored is TFLN\u2011on\u2011Si rather than pure substitution.<\/p>\n<p>UMC svp G.C. Hung told the Nikkei: \u201cWe already have many customers coming to us from AI datacentre segments to use this new material for their photonics and next-generation optical communication solutions.\u201d He added that TFLN can achieve 1Tbps+ bandwidth.<\/p>\n<p>Hyperlight\u2019s site states: \u201cOur proprietary, patented, TFLN Chiplet platform redefines optical performance by uniquely combining the superior optical characteristics of TFLN with scalable CMOS-like fabrication techniques. 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