VDE on photonics for sensors"Almost exclusively in Asia or the USA"
The VDE sees photonic-electronically integrated microchips as an under-promoted key technology for sensor technology. The necessary industrial semiconductor processes, for example, are almost exclusively mastered in Asia and the USA.
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<p>An optical transceiver chip (3 x 4 mm²) from Sicoya, founded in 2015, is an example from the field of communication technology. Around 80 % of the chip area is used for electronic functions. The optical components - four receiver channels, photodiodes and transimpedance amplifiers - are located at the edge.</p> © Sicoya