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Outstanding find Mdk1, it gets my heart racing having LWLG being mentioned and Dr. Webby...:) being quoted several times amongst his high profile industry peers, Manish Mehta, vice president of marketing and operations in the Optical Systems Division at Broadcom, Tom Daspit, product manager at Siemens Digital Industries Software, Mitch Heins, business development manager for photonic solutions at Synopsys, Gilles Lamant, distinguished engineer at Cadence...etc.
You are on it Mdk1, keep em comin...please and thank you for sharing!
President Macron is currently paying a two-day state visit to the Netherlands. In addition to the formal ceremonial part, much attention is paid to technology, innovation and industrial cooperation. Brainport Eindhoven is explicitly mentioned in the French-Dutch innovation pact that French and Dutch ministers signed today. Brainport and the Grenoble region have agreed to collaborate more intensively and to exchange knowledge in the field of semicon and photonics. One of the follow-up actions is an inbound mission in the semicon (semiconductor) supply chain from Grenoble to Brainport Eindhoven at the end of 2023.
The fifth generation of mobile communications 5G was only introduced in 2020, and now the German government is already providing funding for research into its successor. The industrial package 6G-ANNA, in which FAU is involved, is aimed at spurring the development of 6G from Germany and Europe.
6G-ANNA, short for 6G-Access, Network of Networks, Automation & Simplification, brings together 34 partners from industry and academia, coordinated by Nokia. Other partners include Airbus, Ericsson, Siemens and Vodafone. FAU is represented by the Chair of Electric Smart City Systems, Professor Norman Franchi, and his team. The expert for communications systems was involved in developing 5G from the outset. .......
6G-Anna – Quick facts
Name: 6G-Access, Network of Networks, Automation & Simplification
Number of partners: 34
Funding: 38,4 million Euros
Schedule
Research and patents: 2022 bis 2025
Commencement of standardization: 2025/2026
Market launch: 2030
https://www.fau.eu/2022/09/12/news/research/6g-anna-germany-and-the-eu-reclaim-their-position-as-technology-leaders-with-the-sixth-generation-of-mobile-communications/
SilOriX
Silicon Organic Hybrid PhotoniX
A perfect match
Advanced silicon photonic circuits complemented by engineered organic electro-optic materials for highly efficient manipulation of light.
Excellent find Mdk1...! Thanks
Infineon streamlines its decarbonization profile: Division for industrial applications to operate under the name Green Industrial Power (GIP)
Apr 3, 2023 | Business & Financial Press
Our extensive product portfolio, technologies, leading-edge expertise in power semiconductors, software and services, together with our highly experienced, global team all mean we are in a perfect position to shape the green transformation of our society.”
Developing, protecting and commercializing intellectual property is central to Lightwave Logic’s identity as a technology company. Lightwave Logic has over 50 U.S. and international patents and applications that are issued or pending.
These patents provide freedom of manufacture for the company’s electro-optic (EO) polymer materials systems and its optical device technology.
Lightwave Logic’s patent portfolio covers the following areas:
Materials
Optical Devices
Fabrication
Integration with Semiconductors
Packaging
https://www.lightwavelogic.com/technology/patent-portfolio/
That's some broad protection!
The talk will discuss the latest results on foundry fabricated EO polymers for integrated photonics platforms with reliability data.
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Intel co-founder Gordon Moore has died at the age of 94.
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) March 25, 2023
Some called him Silicon Valley’s quiet revolutionary.
Here’s more on the story behind Moore’s Law… 🧵 pic.twitter.com/KC70T2Z6GM
"As we move through 2023, our technology is well positioned to serve as the industry's next-generation super-high-performance engine that enables high speed, low power and small footprints for pluggable transceivers, on-board optics and co-packaging solutions in datacenter applications and beyond.
"Our robust progress with our proprietary chromophores will allow us to provide competitive performance above and beyond other optical modulator competitors in use today.
An interesting article....
However, electronic interconnections have presented challenges in data transferring due to delays and thermal issues that limit capacity. In an effort to address this issue, researchers have turned to the use of optical waves instead of electronic signals. Optical waves offer significant information-carrying capacity and minimal loss, but the challenge lies in miniaturizing photonic devices as much as electronic components.
Enter plasmonics, a research area that combines microscale photonics and nanoscale electronics to overcome this limitation [1]. Using surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) to deliver light energy between nanophotonic devices, plasmonics offers a high degree of confinement, overcoming the limitations of conventional dielectric waveguides. With plasmonics, it is possible to manipulate light at the nanoscale and create a world of possibilities for the future of data processing.
Great find Mdk1...!!!! Thanks for sharing
Electro-optic polymers are like putting in a high-speed engine that operates with lower power into the pluggable optical transceiver vehicle. Having high-performance engines that fit snuggly into pluggable optical transceivers, positions electro-optic polymers to scale quickly and efficiently into the optical network architecture.
The polymer industry for fiber communications is growing quickly. With the correct positioning for scale, volume, and performance, electro-optic polymers are poised very well to enable and scale the Internet and optical network architectures to be much more competitive in the near future.
Wow, Samsung looking to drop some serious coin in KOR
Wed, March 15, 2023 at 5:30 AM EDT
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it expects to invest 300 trillion won (US$230 billion) over the next 20 years as part of an ambitious South Korean national project to build the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing base near the capital, Seoul.
The chip-making "mega cluster", which will be established in Gyeonggi province by 2042, will be anchored by five new semiconductor plants built by Samsung. It will aim to attract 150 other companies producing materials and components or designing hi-tech chips, according to South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Samsung's new plants will be located near its existing domestic factories and will produce both memory chips used for storing data and higher-margin logic chips designed to perform a broader range of functions, the company said.
12:54 PM EDT, 03/14/2023 (MT Newswires) -- Infinera (INFN) is reportedly mulling options including a sale of the company, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
The semiconductor manufacturer is working with investment bank Centerview Partners on a sale strategy that is expected to start in a few weeks, Reuters cited the source as saying.
There is no certainty that Infinera will reach a deal, the source added. Infinera did not respond to requests for comment, and Centerview declined to comment, Reuters reported.
Infinera didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.
(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)
Price: 7.72, Change: +0.87, Percent Change: +12.63
Company Profile
6373 San Ignacio Avenue
San Jose, CA 95119
United States
408 572 5200
https://www.infinera.comSector(s): Technology
Industry: Communication Equipment
Full Time Employees: 3,267
Infinera Corporation provides optical transport networking equipment, software, and services worldwide. The company's product portfolio includes Infinera Groove series for modular and sled-based platforms to support a various transport network applications; Infinera 7300 series, an SDN-ready coherent optical transport system; Infinera FlexILS open optical line system that connects various Infinera and third-party terminal equipment platforms over long-distance fiber optic cable providing switching, multiplexing, amplification, and management channels; and Infinera 7090 and 7100 series for transport platforms. It also offers Infinera XTM series, a packet-optical transport platform that enables metro connectivity solutions; Infinera XTC series, a multi-terabit packet optical transport platforms that integrates digital OTN switching and optical DWDM transmission; Infinera mTera series, a network transport solution; and Infinera XT series, a platform that is designed to power cloud scale network services over metro, DCI, long-haul, and subsea networks. In addition, the company provides Infinera Cloud Xpress Family that is designed to meet the needs of internet content providers (ICPs), communication service providers, internet exchange service providers, enterprises, and other large-scale data center operators; and ICE-X Coherent Pluggable Optics. It also offers Infinera Transcend software suite; and system software and customer support services. The company serves telecommunications service providers, ICPs, cable providers, wholesale carriers, research and education institutions, large enterprises, and government entities. It markets and sells its products and related support services primarily through its direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Zepton Networks. Infinera Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Short GF video...plans to double capacity at Malta, NY foundry
.@VOANews recently visited our New York facility to speak with Chief Legal Officer Saam Azar and Engineer Justin Weinstein about chip production in America—including our recent @GM partnership. Check out the full story: https://t.co/RatEeRMJdJ
— GlobalFoundries (@GlobalFoundries) March 13, 2023
Outstanding find proto! Has there ever been a more passionate person for the industry than Jose? He is always a joy to watch, ALWAYS smiling, love this guy!!
Was just checking in with our Advisory Board member Dr. Franky So's company, NextGen Nano. I'm not implying anything relating to LWLG but this was published about 2 weeks ago. Thrilled to have Dr. So on board!
The research has certainly yielded interesting results, but what does the future hold for superconductors?
Well, for NextGen Nano’s Quantum Division, the focus will be in two directions. Firstly, efforts to manipulate materials, creating new, lower bandgap materials will increase. Band gap reduction is important for establishing quantum properties because doping the material with charge carriers increases the conductivity.
Finally, the role of crystal size in observing superfluorescence should also be a focus. Previous studies have shown that superfluorescence is observed in perovskite nanocrystals, a phenomenon previously limited to some gases and a few exotic materials. With more research, this quantum state could be used to boost the performances of light sources, optoelectronic devices, and many other quantum technologies.
Does this remind you of anything?
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"SafeCore starts with this black goo, it hardens and gets rolled out as an additional layer inside the battery. Amionx says that SafeCore has the potential to quickly scale across the industry because many battery-making factories already have the equipment to process the SafeCore slurry. We can tech transfer and have battery manufacturers up and running within six months."
One company has claimed to develop a lithium-ion battery that won't explode, no matter what you do to it pic.twitter.com/KGlgDR1i9z
— Insider Tech (@TechInsider) March 7, 2023
Nice find!
Post of the day Lewrock! iHub needs to add a double thumbs up emoji option..;)
Infineon to Acquire GaN Systems, Strengthening its GaN Portfolio and Further Reinforcing its Global Leadership in Power System
3/2/23
As a wide bandgap material, GaN offers customer value by higher power density, higher efficiency, and size reductions, especially at higher switching frequencies. These properties enable energy savings and smaller form factors, making GaN suited for a wide range of applications. By 2027, market analysts expect the GaN revenue for power applications to grow by 56% CAGR to approx. US$2 billion (source: Yole, Compound Semiconductor Market Monitor-Module I Q4 2022). As such, GaN is becoming a key material for power semiconductors, alongside silicon and silicon-carbide, and coupled with new topologies, such as Hybrid Flyback and multi-level implementations. In February 2022, Infineon announced doubling down on wide bandgap by investing more than €2 billion in a new frontend fab in Kulim, Malaysia, strengthening its market position. The first wafers will leave the fab in the second half of 2024, adding to Infineon's existing wide bandgap manufacturing capacities in Villach, Austria.
https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/about-infineon/press/press-releases/2023/INFXX202303-073.html
"Polymer modulators have inherent speed and low power characteristics, as well as the ability to be additive to ANY semiconductor wafer platform..."
Chipmaker Infineon ready to spend billions on acquisitions - CEO
December 28, 2022
MUNICH (Reuters) -Infineon is ready to spend several billion euros on the right takeover target as it searches for acquisitions to boost growth, Chief Executive Jochen Hanebeck said in an interview published on Wednesday.
The German chip maker is constantly "on the lookout" for suitable companies, Hanebeck told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). "I see it in the range of up to a few billion (euros)."
The plans come at a time when demand for chips used in everything from smartphones to cars soars and supply chain bottlenecks lasting almost two years have plagued global industries from autos to healthcare and telecoms.
Infineon, which reported a 63% jump in segment profit to 3.4 billion euros ($3.6 billion) in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, has said it sees growth in particular in electromobility, autonomous driving, renewable energy, data centres, and the so-called internet of things.
The CEO would not comment on individual takeover candidates, according to the newspaper. He said the company could expand its portfolio in several fields, including power semiconductors, sensors, software and artificial intelligence.
It was quite conceivable that start-ups that are not sufficiently well financed, for example, would want to join a corporation, Hanebeck told FAZ.
Infineon had bought U.S. rivals Cypress Semiconductor for $10 billion and International Rectifier for $3 billion in 2019 and 2014, respectively, to expand in next-generation automobiles and Internet technologies.
To boost production capacity in Europe in a fiercely contested market, Brussels in February launched the so-called Chips Act, enabling 15 billion euros in additional public and private investment in the industry by 2030 on top of 30 billion euros of public investments already planned.
Infineon said last month it was planning a new 5 billion-euro factory in the eastern German city of Dresden.
Taiwan's TSMC is also in advanced talks about setting up its first European plant in Dresden, according to a media report.
Intel, on the other hand, has backed away from its original target of opening a chip factory in eastern Germany in the first half of 2023, according to another media report.
($1 = 0.9405 euros)
ML needs to plan a trip to Neubiberg...;)
Decarbonizing data centers for a greener future
Decarbonizing data centers by reducing the cooling requirements of server rooms
https://tradeshows.infineon.com/mwc_2023/demos/4c181160-75be-4d8e-b5ec-b69d4b3ff742
https://tradeshows.infineon.com/mwc_2023?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=202302_glob_en_c_cp.event.mwc&utm_content=p1&utm_term=Digital-Platform-promo-TW
Michael Lebby
CEO
Lightwave Logic Inc
Presentations
Scaling PICs in volume using foundries
Positioning electro-optic polymer modulators as an optical engine to extend data rate and low power performance for optical networking
Electro-optic polymer modulators are now being seriously considered by industry as it looks to increase modulation speed and lowering power consumption. Polymer modulators have inherent speed and low power characteristics, as well as the ability to be additive to ANY semiconductor wafer platform including Silicon photonics and Indium Phosphide (InP) using foundries. Furthermore, polymer modulators are small enough to fit easily into pluggable transceiver modules and have the potential to enable the future multi-Tbps aggregated data-rates that the industry anticipates over the next decade. The talk will discuss the latest results on foundry fabricated EO polymers for integrated photonics platforms with reliability data. This talk will also review the latest work in photonics roadmaps on both the integrated photonics (PIC) level as well as PIC packaging level.
https://pic-international.net/speakers
Speaker Spotlight
Anthony Yu from GlobalFoundries is speaking at #PICinternational!
Theme – Scaling PICs in volume using foundries ??
Title – Perspectives on silicon photonics foundry: a new era
18TH – 19TH APRIL, 2023, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
https://pic-international.net
(I'm seeing no less than 4 images of M.L. on the home page)
Lightwave Logic Inc. Faster by Design
4 top questions being addressed at Mobile World Congress 2023
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 • Q&A
2. How do telcos reduce network costs?
...."The capital intensity of telcos has been exceptionally high for decades, with the average Capex-to-sales ratio hovering at around 14% and showing no signs of decreasing. This is due to the continuous doubling of network traffic every 18 months or so, necessitating the addition of more infrastructure to accommodate the increased demand."
4. How to reduce energy consumption at the network edge?
...."With the introduction of distributed computing, more data is being generated at the edge of the network. While modern infrastructure, like the HPE ProLiant DL110 platform, offers heavily reduced power consumption, to make a fundamental change a rethink in how data is handled is required."
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/blog-post/2023/02/4-top-questions-being-addressed-at-mobile-world-congress-2023.html
If History Is Any Guide...
We could see 10-K Annual Report - 2022 FY as early as tomorrow.
A headline from LWLG Advisory Board member (Dr. Franky So)'s company, Nextgen Nano dated Oct. 17, 2022...
Nanotechnology specialist announces new quantum division
UK nanotechnology specialist NextGen Nano has launched its new quantum division, aiming to develop materials for quantum applications that function under practical conditions. The division, led by scientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU), will guide the design of novel materials for emerging quantum technologies, like quantum computers and communication devices.
According to Fortune Business Insights, the quantum computing market is projected to grow from $486 million in 2021 to $3.18 billion in 2028. This growth is expected as the demand for devices that can manipulate electrical currents and optical fields to store energy, process information and communicate and transfer data increases.
Lightwave's John Zyskind, Vice President of Engineering attended today's online event, among many others...
6 February 2023 / 15:00 - 17:00 CET
EPIC Market Report: Modulation Approaches for High Speed Optical Communications by Dr. Nikolaus Schmitt
Online Event
Optical modulation has emerged as a critical, often hotly debated, protocol choice that can make – or break – performance. Underpinning optical signaling, optical modulation enables higher bandwidth for datacenter communications, improved satellite and terrestrial transmission and security, long distance data transmission in optical fiber – including coherent modulation, and even automotive LiDAR fidelity. This comprehensive report examines modulation selection for different applications as well as emerging trends in modulation development.
Only EPIC members can attend this event. The event will not be broadcasted on YouTube.
Moderator
Jeremy Picot, PhD
Technology Manager for Optics and Green Photonics
https://epic-assoc.com/events/epic-market-report-modulation-approaches-for-high-speed-optical-communications-by-dr-nikolaus-schmitt/
Lightwave Logic Inc. Faster by Design
Artificial Intelligence Market Size 2023 to Increase at 51.1% CAGR Between Forecast Years 2023 and 2027| 98 Report Pages
Published: Jan. 17, 2023 at 1:49 p.m. ET
There are a number of different Artificial Intelligence technologies that may be useful in telecoms.
These include:
Self-optimising networks (SON), where the networkâ??s goals and limits are set by designers, and the networkâ??s control software works within those boundaries to make the network as efficient as possible;
Deep neural networks may enable machines perform human like tasks, allowing them to help digitalizing the business and providing better customer engagement;
Software defined networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) will increase the diversity of possible traffic through the network. Both services and bundles will be able to become more sophisticated, with customers even able to interact with the services behind the network.
Global Artificial Intelligence key players include IBM, Intel, Nuance Communications, IFLYTEK, Microsoft, etc. Global top five manufacturers hold a share over 55%.
North America is the largest market, with a share over 40%, followed by Europe and China, both have a share over 35 percent.
In terms of product, Customer Analytics is the largest segment, with a share about 90%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Customer Analytics, followed by Network Security.
Going forward they will be dominant and make some changes on the financial and deals side of things.
DC demand hasn't even scratched the surface, for example: in the near future the next gen 911 service (NG911) will include the delivery of pictures and videos.
Lightwave Logic Inc. Faster by Design
Pat needs to go shopping...;)
Intel said fourth-quarter revenue fell 32% year-over-year to $14 billion, below analyst estimates of $14.49 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. Full-year revenue was $63.1 billion, down 20% year-over year.
Intel also said it prioritized rationalizing its investments and “right-sizing” the organization over the fourth quarter.
The company reported a loss of 16 cents per share in the fourth quarter, missing analyst estimates of 20 cents per share. Intel said full-year EPS was $1.94.
2/2/23 Intel Corp Files for Mixed Shelf; Size Not Disclosed
Exactly...;)
Lightwave Logic Inc. Faster by Design
Measuring brain injuries might be slightly important too....
Impact sensor to measure the force of headers
by Bradley van Paridon | Jan 31, 2023
Polymers, which are materials made from large chains of repeating molecules like carbon or peptides, are a promising replacement. Polymers don’t conduct as much electricity, but they are non-toxic, organic, and flexible and show promise in this area.
Chung had read about zinc oxide (ZnO) and its ability to improve performance and voltage output of polymers. Adding ZnO, another piezoelectric material, would increase the surface area of charge-generating material. However, getting inorganic ZnO particles to efficiently integrate with the organic polymers is difficult. For this, he turned to an exciting material called polydopamine (PDA).
Will Optics and Photonics feed the world in the future???
The Impact of Optics and Photonics on the Agrifood Industry
February 1, 2023
Precision farming is essential in a world with over 10 billion people by 2050 and a food demand that is expanding at an exponential pace. The 2019 World Resources Report from the World Economic Forum warns that at the current level of food production efficiency, feeding the world in 2050 would require “clearing most of the world’s remaining forests, wiping out thousands more species, and releasing enough greenhouse gas emissions to exceed the 1.5°C and 2°C warming targets enshrined in the Paris Agreement – even if emissions from all other human activities were entirely eliminated.......”
Takeaways
In a future of efficient high-tech and precision farming, optics and photonics will play an increasingly important role.
Optical sensors on a chip can be fast, accurate, small, and efficient. They will provide food producers with plenty of data to optimize their production processes and monitor the environmental impact of food production. Novel lighting methods can reduce the energy consumption of greenhouses and other indoor plant facilities. Meanwhile, photonics will also be vital to improving the capacity of the communications networks that these sensors run in.
With photonics-enabled precision processes, the agrifood industry can improve yields and supply, optimize resource use, reduce waste throughout the value chain, and minimize environmental impact.
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— EPIC Photonics (@EPIC_photonics) January 21, 2023
Host: Lightwave Logic
Sponsors: @Altechna @ImagineOptic @DOptronics @PHIX_Photonics Nynomic and Jüke#photonics #EPICevents pic.twitter.com/p9XaUag4s5
WHY IS A PDK IMPORTANT?
The concept of a PDK is nothing new – it was introduced decades ago by the semiconductor industry. However, the reason for its uptake in integrated photonics is the added value it brings. For the wider photonics industry, the concept of PDK plays a pivotal role in commercial breakthrough, for two key reasons:
Firstly, access to a PDK means PIC designers don’t have to start from scratch. They can choose from building blocks which have already proven their efficacy and functionality, resulting in a shorter time to market and at lower development costs.
Secondly, a PDK is crucial in the design phase. PDK-based designs follow a series of rules which makes them compliant with our generic foundry process. In other words, we know what components chosen from our library can be processed by our foundry.
https://smartphotonics.nl/blog/what-is-a-process-design-kit/