ficonTEC, a subsidiary of Robotechson, is collaborating with NVIDIA to develop next-generation CPO and photonic interconnect technology.

June 16 — Robotech’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary ficonTEC (100% group ownership) today announced continued progress in its partnership with NVIDIA. The two companies are jointly developing scalable manufacturing and testing solutions for next-generation co-packaged optics (CPO) and AI-powered optical interconnect infrastructure. This collaboration leverages NVIDIA’s leading advantages in AI infrastructure and CPO architecture alongside ficonTEC’s 25 years of expertise in high-precision photonics device alignment, automated assembly, and optical testing systems. Together, the pair is advancing advanced manufacturing and testing methods to accelerate the industrialization of next-gen silicon photonics devices and optical engines tailored for hyperscale AI data centers. ficonTEC noted that this partnership highlights the critical role of a robust advanced photonics manufacturing ecosystem. The company emphasized that future large-scale AI infrastructure deployments will increasingly depend on sophisticated manufacturing systems capable of supporting high-volume production, process consistency, yield optimization, and the scaled rollout of optical interconnect technology.