When it comes to technology development, some of the leading analysts in the financial community have a tendency to blindly follow a template of conventional…
Category: Photonic Integration
A Kaiam Strategic Partner: Google?
Concerning the recent $35 million announcement by Kaiam of equity funding, our intelligence indicates that one of the two strategic partners is Google. We also think…
Intel Behind $200M Photonics Competition?
The US government did not call it a “silicon photonics contest.” Perhaps the federal funding for this new Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IMI) would permit Intel…
OpSIS’ Demise: Politically Incorrect Si Photonic Wafers
This past July, OpSIS announced that the program funding its core operations for silicon photonic Multi-Project Wafers (MPWs) had ended and that it would cease…
Uncle Sam: Major VC for Optical Gear Development Indefinitely?
Where will the money come from to fund R&D for next generations of fiber optic equipment in the telecommunications and data communications markets? Clearly, the…
Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Institute: “Panoptic” Danger
One should hardly rule out the risk of the Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Institute (IPMI) morphing into an all-encompassing and permanent industrial policy for the US.…
Silicon Photonics: Widespread Usage on Active Components Doubtful
While the amount of industry chatter about silicon photonics rose substantially in 2014, partially because of certain market research firms looking to sell more reports,…
AIM Photonics Will Miss Target (Part I)
At “The Workshop on Integrated Photonics High Volume Packaging” that took place in Anaheim the week of OFC 2016, Thomas L. Koch, the Dean at…
Bastardization of “All-IP” by Orange?
The marketization and politicizing of science can result in dire consequences, such as in environmental matters. While the ramifications may be less important in communications,…
AIM Photonics Will Miss Target (Part II) — Limited Job Creation
As we continue our critical look on the prospects of AIM Photonics, we will maintain our focus on the hurdles faced by this new organization.…
