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[News] World’s First 6-Inch InP Photonic Chip Industrial Wafer Fab Broke Ground
What happened
A consortium led by TNO, TU/e, and SMART Photonics broke ground on a €150M, 10k-wafer/year 6-inch InP photonic chip fab in Eindhoven, scheduled for full operation by 2028. The project is supported by the European Chips Act and aligns with long-term policy focus on future tech like 6G. Neutral: This is a long-term R&D and capacity expansion milestone with no immediate impact on component supply, pricing, or trader decisions.
Impact and signal
Low impactImpact score: 12/100
Affected components and suppliers
InP Photonic ChipsInP Wafers
SMART Photonics
capacity-expansionrd-milestone6g
Source and time
Source: TrendForce · 3/17/2026 · View original source
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