PhotonDelta

More than 700 leaders from the semiconductor and Photonic Chip industries are gathering in Eindhoven for PIC Summit Europe 2025, organised by PhotonDelta. This year’s theme, “Scaling together in a dynamic world”, reflects the need for the global photonic chip industry to unite around standardisation, capacity building, and collaboration in response to generational shifts across AI, quantum computing, agrifood, and healthcare. “The industry needs to unite to drive new applications, manufacturing capacity, and standardisations in response to a range of generational changes impacting all of us,” said Eelko Brinkhoff, CEO of PhotonDelta. Read the full announcement to learn how PIC Summit Europe is bringing together designers, foundries, integrators, OEMs, investors, and thought leaders to shape the future of integrated photonics: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eR9yrYpr

PhotonDelta ecosystem partner PHIX Photonics Assembly has announced a new collaboration with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)(工業技術研究院, 工研院), LIGITEK 立碁電子, and Liverage Technology Inc. in Taiwan to advance high-speed, energy-efficient optical transceivers. This partnership focuses on developing next-generation optical engines by combining PHIX’s expertise in photonic packaging with Taiwan’s strong semiconductor and optoelectronic capabilities. Together, the partners aim to drive innovation in hybrid integration and prepare scalable solutions for volume manufacturing. This milestone marks another step forward in the growing collaboration between the Netherlands and Taiwan, strengthening the international ecosystem for integrated photonics and semiconductor packaging. 🔗 Read more about this partnership here: https://lnkd.in/eBYP3z22

🎥 Missed our latest healthcare webinar? The recording of “Integrated Photonics for Healthcare: Revolutionising Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Analysis” is now available to watch online. In this session, experts from PhotonDelta, imec and OnePlanet Research Center explored how integrated photonics is driving innovation in non-invasive diagnostics and biomedical sensing. 💡 Hear from the researchers shaping the future of photonic healthcare. 🔗 Watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/e2_G_Edn

PhotonDelta is proud to support CoolSem Technologies, an Eindhoven-based innovator advancing thermal management solutions for high-performance photonic and semiconductor chips. CoolSem’s patented WaLTIS platform introduces a breakthrough in heat-conducting substrate technology, enabling more efficient, compact, and reliable thermal transfer. By replacing conventional substrates with a high-conductivity multi-layer stack, CoolSem’s approach boosts device performance, efficiency, and lifetime key enablers for scalable photonic integration. This €700K investment reflects PhotonDelta’s commitment to strengthening the Photonic Chip value chain and supporting technologies that make next-generation integration more powerful, reliable, and energy-efficient. 🔗 Read more about the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eNM8uxSh

On 6 November, the IPSR-I Autumn Meeting will take place alongside PIC Summit Europe at the Evoluon in Eindhoven. We will unite global experts to shape a shared industry vision for the future of integrated photonics, encompassing product standards, fabrication methodologies, market strategy, and technology roadmaps. This edition focuses on identifying key bottlenecks and market directions for the next 6–15 years, guiding decision-makers on where innovation can make the greatest impact. Attendees can expect deep-dive sessions on: 🔹 PICs for AI Data Centers: Overcoming Connectivity Roadblocks with CPO Architecture Featuring: NVIDIA, LightCounting Market Research, TRUMPF Photonic Components, Lightium, Innolume GmbH 🔹 PICs for Quantum Technologies: Barriers for Adoption Featuring: QuantLase Research & Development Center, QphoX, Single Quantum, KEEQuant, QuiX Quantum 🔹 PICs in Bio Sensing: Barriers for Adoption Featuring: Delta Life Science, Surfix, Phlotonics Inc., Philips, smartQare, TNO 🔹 PICs for LiDAR: Barriers for Adoption Featuring: Pointcloud Inc, Ommatidia LIDAR, imec, Voyant Photonics, PhotonDelta 🔹 Densification for 12.8T Transceivers: Future Roadblocks in PIC-Based Pluggables Featuring: CUbIQ Technologies, Gazettabyte, ESTEL, PICadvanced, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 🔹 PICs in Spectral Sensing: Barriers for Adoption Featuring: PhotonFirst, Amsterdam UMC, imec 📖 The full programme is now live - explore the sessions and join the conversations driving the future of integrated photonics. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eCppPnnS

PhotonDelta ecosystem partner SuperLight Photonics has unveiled the SLP-2000, a full-spectrum SWIR supercontinuum laser designed for next-generation OCT, biomedical imaging, and industrial metrology. Covering 950–1350 nm, the compact and maintenance-free SLP-2000 delivers ultra-low noise and uniform spectral power density ideal for high-resolution, real-time imaging and non-destructive testing. Together with the SLP-1050, it now spans the full spectrum from 900 to 2500 nm, enabling new applications across research and industry. 🔦 See it in action: SuperLight Photonics will be demonstrating the SLP-2000 at PIC Summit Europe 2025 in Eindhoven (4–5 November) offering visitors a first-hand look at its performance and integration capabilities.

Welcome to the PhotonDelta Ecosystem, Bruco IC!   We’re pleased to welcome Bruco IC, an independent fabless ASIC design centre with nearly 40 years of expertise in developing and supplying RF and analog/mixed-signal custom ICs to customers worldwide.   As a turnkey ASIC solution provider, Bruco IC supports the full journey from innovative concept to design, development, and production-ready solutions. Their mission: to enable customer products with high-performance, high-quality ASICs that drive meaningful impact in everyday life. We look forward to seeing Bruco IC continue to innovate and collaborate within the Photonic Chip ecosystem, supporting fellow partners on their path to industrialisation through the design and supply of driver, control, and read-out electronics for Photonic ICs and quantum computing applications.

PhotonDelta ecosystem partner eyeo is unlocking the future of imaging by applying silicon photonics to eliminate colour filters, enabling sensors that capture more light, shrink camera size, and deliver higher performance. Spun out from imec, the company is now preparing evaluation kits to share this new approach with selected partners across the imaging and sensing industries. Discover how eyeo is redefining what’s possible in imaging technology: https://lnkd.in/eeEDYEBX

Choosing the right material is one of the first and most important steps in developing a Photonic Integrated Circuit. To help innovators navigate this process, Epiphany Design is launching a free digital mini-guide to PIC materials. This easy-to-use guide offers a clear, unbiased overview of the most common PIC technologies - their characteristics, advantages, limitations, and suitability for different applications. Written by Epiphany’s own photonic design experts, it’s designed for engineers, researchers, and innovators exploring which PIC platform best fits their needs. Discover a resource built to simplify complex choices and support the next generation of PIC-based innovation. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eHqiUAPH

🚀 CITC - Chip Integration Technology Center becomes part of TNO We’re proud to share that the Chip Integration Technology Center (CITC) will officially become part of TNO on 1 January, 2026. This strategic move ensures the long-term continuity of CITC’s research and operations in advanced chip packaging, further strengthening the semiconductor ecosystem in Nijmegen and beyond. This step reinforces the Netherlands’ ambition to lead in photonic and electronic integration. By joining forces, TNO and CITC will: 🔹 Expand leading advanced chip packaging research 🔹 Secure CITC’s growth and international positioning 🔹 Link key semiconductor hubs, including Nijmegen and Eindhoven Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/47liuTj #PhotonicChips #Semiconductors #ChipPackaging #PhotonDelta #TNO #CITC #Innovation #DeepTech