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SemiconductorsGlobal / Other·Ranked Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Exclusive: Geckos bets on AI materials beyond nano copper powders and CPO waveguides

Geckos shifts semiconductor focus toward advanced materials for HPC beyond process nodes.

Exclusive: Geckos bets on AI materials beyond nano copper powders and CPO waveguides

As generative AI drives rapid growth in high-performance computing (HPC) demand, the semiconductor industry is shifting from process-node competition to materials competition. Geckos chairman Raymond Shen said that once chip manufacturing advances to 2nm and …

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#18 that day3.25/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%4/10
Economic impact · weight 25%4/10
Job impact · weight 20%1/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%5/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%1/10

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