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⬤ Samsung expands its silicon photonics work - moving more seasoned engineers to its Singapore research site. Vice President King-Jian Cui, once with TSMC, runs the site and keeps daily contact with Samsung teams in Korea. The company treats silicon photonics as a key tool that will change the way future AI chips move data.
⬤ Samsung wants former TSMC staff because they know how to join optical parts to standard silicon. As AI jobs demand more bandwidth, light based links give a cleaner path for data inside high performance computers. Nvidia and other large suppliers track the field - they expect the approach to reset AI hardware blueprints within a few years.
⬤ Korean press state that Samsung “has thrown its full weight behind the plan plus speeds up hiring.” The Singapore group and the Korean group now share every milestone and each ex-TSMC hire gives Samsung know how that narrows its technology lead time in a market that shifts week by week.
⬤ The move fits a wider industry swing toward fast, low loss links for AI gear. While every supplier pursues quicker transfers and lower power, Samsung's Singapore lab is poised to help set the rules for the next semiconductor cycle.
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