Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Heterogeneous integration and silicon photonics have become the main focus of the global semiconductor industry, according to experts who observed SEMICON Taiwan 2025, which concluded earlier this month. In addition, Liu said traditional electronic signal transmission cannot meet the massive data-processing demands of the AI era, but that silicon photonics can meet those demands. CNA photo Sept. 10, 2025"Heterogeneous integration and silicon photonics have become the critical and strategic technologies of future semiconductor development," Liu said. This year, SEMICON Taiwan reported a record 1,200 exhibitors and more than 100,000 visitors. According to SEMI, the organizer, SEMICON Taiwan 2026 will take place on Sept 2-4 and is expected to smash the records.