
2026 Taiwan Innovation Technology Expo debuts, showcasing 64 scientific and technological achievements, focusing on breaking through the limitations of traditional copper wire transmission
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The amount of data transmitted in data centers has surged, and traditional copper wire transmission has reached its physical limit. It is necessary to turn to optical transmission technology to solve loss and heat dissipation issues.
The Technology Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs supports the "3.2T silicon photonic light engine technology" developed by the Industrial Research Institute to break through the transmission limitations of traditional copper wires with light. (Provided by Technology Department)
[Reporter Liao Jianing/Taipei Report] The 2026 Taiwan Innovation Technology Expo (TIE) was launched today (17th) at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1. The Industrial Technology Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs gathered more than 13 legal persons and industrial partners to exhibit 64 technologies at the "Innovation Economy Pavilion" Technology, one of the highlight results is "3.2T silicon photonic light engine technology", which uses light to break through the transmission limitations of traditional copper wires and can transmit the data volume of about 20 4K movies per second. It has connected more than 20 upstream and downstream manufacturers, helping Taiwan seize the global optical communication supply chain.
The Technology Department explained that the amount of data transmitted by data centers continues to increase, and traditional copper wire transmission has reached its limit. Just like how the roads in the city are widened, it is difficult to cope with the increasing traffic flow. Therefore, a more efficient transportation method is needed. Therefore, the Technology Department supports the Industrial Research Institute to develop "3.2T silicon "Photonic Light Engine Technology" preemptively lays out the key needs of future AI computing centers. It uses "light" to transmit data and integrates multiple high-speed channels. The transmission capacity is doubled compared to the previous generation of 1.6T, and it can transmit approximately 400GB of data per second. It also solves the loss and heat dissipation problems of copper wire transmission.
ITRI has connected 20 upstream and downstream industries in chip design, manufacturing, testing and packaging, and cooperated with international manufacturers to lay out 3.2T technical specifications in advance to strengthen Taiwan's competitiveness in the global AI optical communication supply chain.

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