SiS Magazine Issue 8, November 2024
Vanguard Automation is enabling a bright future for photonic packaging and integration with scalable industry-ready 3D nano-printing solutions.
Our technology driven world of AI (Artificial Intelligence), cloud computing and 5G networks is demanding more data at even greater speeds. Manufacturers are looking for new ways to produce products that are more efficient, compact and offer new functionalities. In the light of these demands the limitations of traditional electronics become very apparent. Photonic integration will be the game-changer to develop and scale the technologies of tomorrow. The new role photonics shall play in the semiconductor market promises a paradigm shift offering the potential for significantly higher data transmission rates, reduced power consumption and increased density of component integration. While traditional photonics solutions have been bulky, expensive and required complex alignment and integration processes, ongoing innovations in integrated photonics are driving a significant reduction in size and are paving the way for their integration into various advanced technologies and everyday devices. However, overcoming scalability and production yields remain a limiting challenge. Advanced manufacturing methods are needed to unlock the potential of integrated photonics for next generation optical devices.
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