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The executive summit delves into key topics such as emerging economic trends, disruptive technologies, market forecasts, and funding strategies. By exploring these areas, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the market landscape and the implications for their business strategies. Moreover, they will gain valuable insights into how to navigate the complex funding landscape and capitalize on growth opportunities in the compound semiconductor, power electronics, and PICs industries.
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The "European Pilot Lines for Photonics" session brings together several industry experts to explore the transformative role of pilot lines in driving innovation and fostering a robust ecosystem for commercialization. With Europe at the forefront of photonics research and development, this session will delve into the capabilities and strategic importance of European pilot lines in accelerating the transition from lab-scale breakthroughs to industrial-scale production. Panellists will discuss collaborative efforts, technological advancements, and the challenges of scaling photonics technologies while highlighting the critical role of public-private partnerships in maintaining Europe's competitive edge. This discussion aims to provide insights into how pilot lines are shaping the future of the photonics industry.
Electronic systems on a chip have already changed the world. Will optical systems on a chip change it again? This presentation will discuss how optical technologies developed for communications enable a wide range of optical sensors. Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) with thousands of optical elements propel performance of optical systems on a chip to a new level. Is there an inflection point at which Very Large Scale PICs (VLSPICs) will replicate success of VLSIC in the end of last century?
The adoption of generative AI has brought step-change benefits to many industries and its use is increasing exponentially. As AI proliferates, the extreme power demanded by processors is increasing rapidly too. AI data centers are migrating to ever-more-advanced processors, like Nvidia’s ‘Grace Hopper’ and ‘Blackwell’, which demands 700 W and 1000 W per processor. The combination of these more power-hungry processors and the increased demand means significantly increased power densities need to be delivered by the data center power supplies that are limited to the standard CRPS and OCP form factors. AMAX notes Blackwell configurations will require 60 kW to 120 kW per rack, but states that fewer than 5 percent of the world’s data centers are capable of supporting even 50kW per rack. Due to the physical properties of silicon, traditional power supplies have reached their performance limits in terms of efficiency and power density. Wide bandgap semiconductors, such as GaN and SiC, are needed to overcome these limitations and support the continuous growth of AI into the future.
Modern power devices based on wide band gap materials like silicon carbide or gallium nitride become more and more an essential ingredient for modern and highly efficient power conversion systems. Due to the outstanding features of the new components also a leapfrog in system performance is enabled. The contribution will show based on selected examples of applications benefiting from SiC components how this helps to save our planet. Key benefits like loss and material saving as well as replacement of outdated electromechanical solutions are just a few examples.
2024 was a year of great change for power semiconductors. This presentation will review a year which was challenging for many, but also provided great opportunity. Beyond the typical cyclical patterns we see within the semiconductor industry; we will identify more permanent structural changes to the market and utilise Omdia's latest data to provide an insight into how these changes may impact the future of the power semiconductor market. We will then try to answer that most important question - what is needed to grow in this new era of power semiconductors?
X-ray characterization of compound semiconductors has been used for over three decades, extensively in the lab space and relatively limited in the fab space. However, in the past five years the demand for X-ray metrology is noticeable increased, due to the introduction of new materials for power devices like SiC and GaN, photonics, quantum computing and new complex thin film structures. In this presentation, I will provide an overview of the X-ray metrology solutions and the progress in the X-ray technology which have enabled the transition from the lab to a fab environment.
The photonic chip industry is at a turning point, with breakthroughs in integrated photonics driving innovation in telecom, AI, sensing, and quantum computing. However, scaling this deep-tech sector requires more than technology—it demands strategic investment and ecosystem development. Qurein will explore how targeted investments accelerate photonic integrated circuits (PICs). He will highlight key funding challenges, ecosystem dynamics, and the role of strategic capital in driving sustainable growth. Attendees will gain insights into the evolving investment landscape and collaboration models shaping the industry.
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