SMART Photonics: Manufacturing the Future of Light

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Integrated photonics is moving from research laboratories into commercial deployment. This briefing explores why manufacturing capacity may become one of Europe’s most important strategic assets and how SMART Photonics is helping transform scientific innovation into industrial capability.

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The Photonic Dilemma

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

As artificial intelligence systems scale to unprecedented levels, the real bottleneck is no longer computing power but data movement. Silicon photonics promises faster, cooler communication between chips—yet the industry still faces a critical challenge: manufacturing optical hardware reliably at massive scale.

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The Skyscraper Era: Why AI Chips Are Growing Up, Not Out

Sunday, March 8, 2026

AI chips are hitting physical limits, forcing the semiconductor industry to rethink how processors are built. As architectures shift from single chips to stacked “silicon skyscrapers” advanced packaging is emerging as the next critical frontier in the race for AI computing power.

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