Manufacturing Today Issue - 234 Mar 2025 | Page 124

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integrated circuits. Silicon photonics ride on the shoulders of giants in the electronic integrated circuit industry, but demand is growing rapidly for silicon photonics, which play a crucial role in data and telecom applications. With the explosive spread of AI, data centers are requiring more silicon photonics to enable faster, cooler, and lower power computing.
“ There are other applications too, such as the production of small, high-sensitivity biological or chemical sensors. As part of a general trend to make medical instruments smaller and lighter, there are several blood and saliva testing apparatus currently in development to detect medical conditions at low concentrations.”
Silicon photonics are also used in quantum applications.“ The focus is no longer on making larger chips, but instead producing smaller, more specialized chips, as well as multiple chiplets for quantum applications,” Wade elaborates.“ The
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