Seminar: Is the Chiplet Revolution coming in Silicon Photonics?

The semiconductor industry witnesses a paradigm shift from monolithic systems-on-chip (SoCs) to chiplet-based designs. While multi-chip modules have existed for decades, now the chiplet mix-and-match approach provides a combination of near-monolithic performance and integration density with higher yields and therefore reduced costs. In silicon photonics the monolithic approach is also under pressure, especially in view of the strong momentum towards new photonic materials for enhanced performance or richer functionality. Has the time come for a chiplet revolution in silicon photonics?

Roel Baets is an emeritus professor at Ghent University and imec. For many years he has chaired the Photonics Research Group at Ghent University – imec and has made contributions to research on integrated photonics (silicon, silicon nitride, III-V) and its applications in datacom/telecom as well as in medical and environmental sensing. He has founded and has chaired ePIXfab, the European Silicon Photonics Alliance, and continues to serve the silicon photonics community at large in advisory roles. He is a Fellow of IEEE, EOS and Optica. He has been recipient of amongst others the 2020 John Tyndall Award and the 2023 IEEE Photonics Award.