Silicon photonics firms warn Europe lacks infrastructure to turn research into commercial success
Research published this week by the CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre reveals that challenges with prototyping and access to scale-up infrastructure risk stalling the growth of the silicon photo...
The increasing demand for advanced computing and communication technologies, alongside geopolitical shifts towards regional self-sufficiency, highlights the critical bottleneck of European silicon infrastructure.
A strategic reader should care because Europe's inability to commercialize foundational silicon photonics research creates a dependency on other regions and hinders its technological sovereignty in critical hardware.
This report highlights a critical gap in Europe's innovation ecosystem, suggesting that excellent research is not translating into competitive commercial products due to a lack of infrastructure, potentially impacting future technological independence.
- · Asian Foundries
- · US Chip Manufacturers
- · European policy makers prioritizing infrastructure
- · European deeptech startups
- · European telecom sector
- · European defence industry
European silicon photonics companies will continue to struggle in scaling production and commercializing their innovations.
Europe's reliance on external regions for advanced hardware components will increase, impacting its competitiveness and strategic autonomy.
This could prompt significant public and private investment into European semiconductor and phototonics infrastructure to mitigate future dependencies.
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