HyperLight, UMC team with Jabil for data center photonics deployment

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HyperLight and UMC Collaborate with Jabil to Bring TFLN Photonics to Data-Center Scale Deployment

March 13, 2026 5:03 AM EDT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HyperLight Corporation (HyperLight), United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303)(UMC), and Wavetek Microelectronics Corporation (Wavetek), a wholly owned subsidiary of UMC, today announced a collaboration with Jabil Inc. (Jabil), to accelerate the deployment of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonics into hyperscale AI data center interconnects. The collaboration brings together HyperLights TFLN photonic technology, UMC and Waveteks qualified foundry manufacturing, and Jabils expertise in high-volume manufacturing and assembly to support deployment of next-generation optical modules at data-center scale.

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