News: Optoelectronics
25 March 2025
Sivers collaborating with WIN to scale high-volume DFB laser production
To enhance production of its proprietary high-power distributed feedback (DFB) laser and laser array technology, Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden is partnering with WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan — which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructure and networking markets. The strategic collaboration paves the way for high-volume manufacturing of critical components for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) applications.
WIN will serve as an outsourced manufacturing partner for Sivers, enabling it to scale production and meet the growing demand for its photonic solutions. The collaboration marks a milestone for Sivers, combining WIN’s expertise in compound semiconductor manufacturing with Sivers’ laser chip technology.
“This partnership is a crucial step in our strategy to scale our manufacturing capabilities and ensure our customers receive high-quality, high-performance photonic solutions with greater efficiency and reliability,” says Sivers’ CEO Vickram Vathulya. “By partnering with WIN Semiconductor, we are enhancing our production capabilities and accelerating time-to-market for our customers, supporting applications such as next-generation optical interconnects, silicon photonics, and optical I/O for co-packaged optics (CPO).”
WIN Semiconductors brings decades of expertise in manufacturing compound semiconductors, offering state-of-the-art fabrication facilities and a track record of delivering high-volume, high-quality production. By integrating WIN’s manufacturing capabilities with Sivers’ technology, the partnership aims to drive innovation and strengthen the supply chain for CWDM and DWDM applications.
“This collaboration combines our manufacturing expertise with Sivers’ innovation to drive next-level performance in CWDM and DWDM applications,” comments WIN’s general manager William Chang.
Sivers says that the collaboration underscores its commitment to expanding its presence in the AI data-center market and reinforcing its position in the photonics industry. By leveraging WIN’s manufacturing expertise, it reckons that it is poised to meet the increasing global demand for advanced laser chips.
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