TSMC’s Plan For Closing The Communication Gap


TSMC held its North American Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum at the Santa Clara County Convention Center on Sept. 25, providing a quick roadmap update and to recognize its partners for all the collaborative work needed to keep the TSMC innovation train rolling and enabling its customers to utilize the latest technologies. L.C. Lu, TSMC fellow and vice president of R&D, sai... » read more

Fano Resonance in a Si PIC Using a Piezoelectrically Driven Mechanism (Ghent, imec)


A new technical paper titled "Piezoelectrically driven Fano resonance in silicon photonics" was published by researchers at Ghent University and imec. Abstract "Piezoelectric optomechanical platforms provide a promising avenue for efficient signal transduction between microwave and optical domains. Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin film stands out as a compelling choice for building such... » read more

Proof-of-Concept On-Chip Flow Cytometer Using Integrated Photonics (imec, Sarcura)


A new technical paper titled "On-chip flow cytometer using integrated photonics for the detection of human leukocytes" was published by researchers at imec and Sarcura GmbH. Abstract "Differentiation between leukocyte subtypes like monocytes and lymphocytes is essential for cell therapy and research applications. To guarantee the cost-effective delivery of functional cells in cell therapies... » read more

RF General-Purpose Photonic Processor


A new technical paper titled "General-purpose programmable photonic processor for advanced radiofrequency applications" was published by researchers at Universitat Politècnica de València and iPronics. Abstract "A general-purpose photonic processor can be built integrating a silicon photonic programmable core in a technology stack comprising an electronic monitoring and controlling layer ... » read more

Fabrication Of Vertical-Taper Structures For Silicon Photonic Devices By Using Local-Thickness-Thinning Process


Authors: Shunsuke Abe, Hideo Hara, Shin Masuda, and Hirohito Yamada. This paper describes a simple fabrication process of verticaltaper structures which can locally tune the thickness of silicon photonic devices. For low-loss spot-size conversion, taper angles less than 10° are required. To fabricate the gradual-slope shape of the vertical tapers, we have developed a step-andexposure lithog... » read more

Hybrid All-Optical Switching Devices Combining Silicon Nanocavities And 2D Semiconductor Material


A new technical paper titled "Hybrid silicon all-optical switching devices integrated with two-dimensional material" was published by researchers at RIKEN, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and Keio University. Abstract "We propose and demonstrate hybrid all-optical switching devices that combine silicon nanocavities and two-dimensional semiconduct... » read more

The Challenges Of Working With Photonics


Experts at the Table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to talk about where photonics is most useful — and most vulnerable — with James Pond, fellow at Ansys; Gilles Lamant, distinguished engineer at Cadence; and Mitch Heins, business development manager for photonic solutions at Synopsys. What follows are excerpts of that conversation. To view part one of this discussion, click here. ... » read more

Silicon Photonics Manufacturing Ramps Up


Circuit scaling is starting to hit a wall as the laws of physics clash with exponential increases in the volume of data, forcing chipmakers to take a much closer look at silicon photonics as a way of moving data from where it is collected to where it is processed and stored. The laws of physics are immutable. Put simply, there are limits to how fast an electron can travel through copper. The... » read more

Photonics: The Former And Future Solution


Experts at the Table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to talk about where photonics is in the hype cycle and its secure role in data centers, with James Pond, fellow at Ansys; Gilles Lamant, distinguished engineer at Cadence; and Mitch Heins, business development manager for photonic solutions at Synopsys. What follows are excerpts of that conversation. [L-R]: Ansys’ Pond, Cadence�... » read more

Directly Writing and Rewriting Photonic Chips on Low-Loss Phase-Change Thin Films


A technical paper titled “Freeform direct-write and rewritable photonic integrated circuits in phase-change thin films” was published by researchers at University of Washington, University of Maryland, and Tianjin University. Abstract: "Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) with rapid prototyping and reprogramming capabilities promise revolutionary impacts on a plethora of photonic technolo... » read more

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