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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Valerio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">In our organization, IMDEA Networks, have been considering which are the
<b>critical PIC technologies</b> to be prioritized from 2029. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Our vision is that <b>
high speed interconnects</b> is a key topic, especially for the interfaces between high-speed photonic components and electronic ICs.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">This will require the development of ultrabroadband interfaces, with maximum frequencies reaching into the upper end of the millimeter-wave range, possibly into the Terahertz. This requires advanced
contact pad structures and materials, to develop high-performance THz connectors and interconnect solutions enabling low-loss, broadband, and scalable integration of THz subsystems. These interconnection structures can also unlock advanced sensing applications
based on photonic integrated circuits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Key future application areas include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Small Form Pluggable (SPF)
</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">and
</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Co-package Optics</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"> for reaching 3.2 Tbps for AI datacenters<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Radiometers for weather monitoring</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Photonic-based Millimeter and Terahertz radiometers on PICs for low-SWaP and high-sensitivity
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Microfluidic Point-of-Care</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Terahertz signal generation based in photonics for widely tunable Terahertz spectroscopy systems.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN-US">These areas represent high‑impact domains where European capabilities can be significantly strengthened through a dedicated effort on high-frequency high-speed interconnects for PIC & ICs, ensuring competitiveness, innovation capacity,
and technological sovereignty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>Thanks, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Guiller<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">El 25/02/2026 a las 10:38, Valerio Pruneri via Pixeurope-ga escribió:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear All</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Contribution requested by March 4<sup>th</sup>, 2026.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Today I am writing to collect inputs for the ChipsAct 2.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here is some context: European Commission is requesting Pilot Lines to provide inputs on technologies to prioritize for the future. Those have been categorized into areas/topics as in the slide included at the end of
this email. With all inputs received from each of them, Pilot Lines will prepare a single document.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In order to prepare PIXEurope’s contribution, we need to collect from each of you, who are interested, information on technologies you believe are critical and plan or continue to work in your organization, starting from
2029.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To make things simple, at this stage, I ask you – please - to send me and the people in copy, who are our Exploitation and Innovation, and Project Managers, a brief description of your activities classifying them in the
relevant areas below.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">E.g. ICFO plans to work on “New Computer Algorithms” that leverage photonics. More specifically, analog photonic computing combined with digital processors and memories to reduce the energy consumption of current digital
GPUs. In the longer term the technology can also be exploited for quantum computation, either using a full photonic schemes or hybrid atom-photon architecture.
<u>And so on for each of the different area/topic box….</u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We will then collect your inputs and map them to provide our Pilot Line technical contribution to the Commission.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If something is not clear, please reach me out, rather than writing messages that might create noise.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I would need your inputs <b>by next Wednesday March 4</b>.
<u>Please not later, otherwise I cannot make sure it is included in these first inputs.</u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Valerio</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><img width="417" height="227" style="width:4.3478in;height:2.3652in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DCAA72.081E2820"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:ES"><br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Joaquin Faneca<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Technology Manager at IMB-CNM <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Photonic Integrated Components and Systems <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>SiN Photonic Integrated Platform<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona)<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Spain<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Tel: +34 935942127<o:p></o:p></pre>
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