AI TRENDS | Tiantong Shares Says It Has Mass-Produced 6-Inch and 8-Inch Lithium Niobate Wafers

Tiantong Shares said it has mass-produced 6-inch and 8-inch lithium niobate wafer materials, and has completed R&D verification for 12-inch products. According to Jin10, the company disclosed the update in an investor relations activity record announcement released on June 12. Tiantong Shares said lithium niobate crystal materials are expected to benefit from technological changes in optical communications, describing the shift as “optics advancing and copper retreating.” Based on industry research cited by the company, it said the technology route using lithium niobate modulators is expected to become the mainstream solution for downstream customers in high-speed optical modules with rates of 3.2T and above. The company also said its integrated inductors are in an early stage of scaled growth. It said the products’ technology has been recognized by leading customers and that production lines are being rolled out progressively. Tiantong Shares added that as data center chip power consumption continues to rise, market demand is showing a growth trend.