Netherlands and Taiwan Launch Industry-Spearheaded PICs Partnership
ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, Nov. 6, 2025 — PHIX Photonics Assembly, Ligitek, Liverage, and ITRI have partnered to develop next-generation high-speed and energy-efficient optical transceivers to address global challenges in data connectivity. According to the companies, the international collaboration, targeting high-speed optical engines, strengthens Netherlands-Taiwan collaboration and prepares new semiconductor packaging innovations for scalable volume manufacturing.
A partnership between PHIX Photonics Assembly, Ligitek, Liverage, and ITRI will work to develop optical transceivers and innovations in packaging to support scalable volume manufacturing. Courtesy of PHIX Photonics Assembly.
The companies seek to enable scalable automated assembly of PICs and electronic integrated circuits to support large-scale production of co-packaged optical transceivers. The collaborators, specifically, will develop co-packaged optical transceivers, achieving 1.6 Tbps and 3.2 Tbps data rates. The developed design will provide shorter electrical paths through co-integration with switches, lowering power use and thermal impact for greater energy efficiency.
PHIX is a provider of photonics packaging solutions based in the Netherlands, whereas Ligitek, Liverage, and ITRI are located in Taiwan. Ligitek is a renowned provider of premium optoelectronic components and system integration solutions. Liverage is a manufacturer of advanced optical transceiver systems dedicated to the optical communication industry. ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) is an applied technology research institute providing system-level validation and integrated photonics development platforms.
The initiative is jointly supported by Taiwan’s Industrial Development Administration (IDA, MoEA), the Netherlands’ PhotonDelta, the Netherlands Office Taipei (NLOT), and Taiwan Optoelectronic Semiconductor Industry Association (TOSIA). It marks the first comprehensive collaboration between the Taiwanese and Dutch integrated photonics ecosystems across design, packaging, module integration, manufacturing and system application, underscoring the complementary expertise of both nations in photonics and high-speed optical interconnects.
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