The latest phase of CanSemi Technology Inc's project in Guangzhou Development District was launched on Jan 22, 2026. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Guangzhou CanSemi Technology Inc, a major chipmaker in Guangdong province, is actively expanding its silicon photonic chip production lines to meet the rapid digital economic growth demand in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Fueled by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence and the digital economy, massive data computing and storage needs have set extremely high requirements for data transmission speed and energy consumption, said Wu Hao, assistant president of CanSemi Technology.
To tap the growing demand, CanSemi Technology is actively expanding production capacity for silicon photonics chips, Wu said.
The company will also continue to upgrade its existing products to achieve digital transformation and develop advanced mixed-signal chip manufacturing capabilities, and will build a specialized production line centered on optical chips and optoelectronic integration to meet the strong demand for mixed-signal, optoelectronic and storage-computing integrated chips in the GBA, he added.
