India working towards development of Silicon Photonic Processor Chips

India working towards development of Silicon Photonic Processor Chips

• One remarkable achievement of MeitY’s forward-thinking strategy is the establishment of the Silicon Photonics Centre of Excellence on Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuit and Systems (Silicon Photonics CoE-CPPICS) at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) under the leadership of Prof Bijoy Krishna Das, Dept. of Electrical Engineering. In December 2020, this centre was founded in collaboration with industry leaders to spearhead the design, manufacture, and application development of Photonic Processor Chips using Silicon Photonics technology.
• Within the next five years, CPPICS is set to achieve self-sufficiency, drive product commercialization through startups, and provide essential training to bolster the future ecosystem of PIC manufacturing in India. CPPICS is forging critical partnerships, including a collaboration with M/s Si2 Microsystems in Bangalore, to deliver state-of-the-art System-in-Package solutions for silicon photonic processor cores.
• This transformative technology is primed to cater to a wide array of sectors, including quantum computing, quantum communication, 5G/6G communications, IoT, radar and avionics, and more. Nation is looking forward to witnessing the success of CPPICS as it takes this technology to full commercialization and spearheads PIC manufacturing in India.

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Published date : 21 Oct 2023 04:08PM