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Sigurd expands AI testing capacity as demand keeps facilities full

What happened

Sigurd is expanding testing and packaging capacity as AI demand keeps its facilities fully utilized. This underscores tightening supply chains for silicon photonics and advanced chips, with new capacity expected to alleviate bottlenecks and shape revenue growth in 2026 and 2027.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 60/100

Affected components and suppliers

AI testingSilicon photonicsAdvanced chips

Sigurd

shortagecapacity-expansionAI-chips

Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 6/25/2026 · View original source

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Sigurd expands AI testing capacity as demand keeps facilities full

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