[Pixeurope-ga] PIXEurope Inputs needed for Chips Act 2

[Guillermo CARPINTERO DEL BARRIO]

Dear Valerio

In our organization, IMDEA Networks, have been considering which are the critical PIC technologies to be prioritized from 2029.

Our vision is that high speed interconnects is a key topic, especially for the interfaces between high-speed photonic components and electronic ICs.

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.

Key future application areas include:

  *   Small Form Pluggable (SPF) and Co-package Optics for reaching 3.2 Tbps for AI datacenters
  *   Radiometers for weather monitoring Photonic-based Millimeter and Terahertz radiometers on PICs for low-SWaP and high-sensitivity
  *   Microfluidic Point-of-Care: Terahertz signal generation based in photonics for widely tunable Terahertz spectroscopy systems.

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.

Thanks,

Guiller


El 25/02/2026 a las 10:38, Valerio Pruneri via Pixeurope-ga escribió:
Dear All

Contribution requested by March 4th, 2026.

Today I am writing to collect inputs for the ChipsAct 2.

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.

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.

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.

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. And so on for each of the different area/topic box….

We will then collect your inputs and map them to provide our Pilot Line technical contribution to the Commission.

If something is not clear, please reach me out, rather than writing messages that might create noise.

I would need your inputs by next Wednesday March 4. Please not later, otherwise I cannot make sure it is included in these first inputs.

Thanks,
Valerio
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Joaquin Faneca

Technology Manager at IMB-CNM

Photonic Integrated Components and Systems

SiN Photonic Integrated Platform

08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona)

Spain

Tel: +34 935942127
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