10 years from now we may start enjoying a photonic smartphone. So the question is, will photonics ever replace electronics?

We have a very interesting episode with Syed Faraz, the Electronics Package Lead at iPronics Programmable Photonics. He will generously share with us the development in the photonics industry from the benefits, the logic, and what we can expect in the future.

Tune in now and make sure to watch through to the end.

Key Highlights:

Introduction to Syed Faraz the Electronics Package Lead at iPronics Programmable Photonics

Syed emphasizes what makes programmable photonics unique is the ability to reconfigure its program without touching the hardware

currently, the photonics technology has gotten a lot of good feedback and has caught the interest of some semiconductor companies like Nokia and Ericsson

Photonics chips are implemented on optical smartphones, AI, and cloud computing

Syed breaks down the programmable photonics logic

How do you get all those signals from the dye to the PCB?

DFM could be a challenge for substrate layouts

Photonic chips are not like electronic chips, photonic chips change their behavior if the temperature is changed.

Syed stresses that the packaging is the most challenging aspect of photonics

Photonics works with wire bonds but will shift to the flip chips

The future is looking up, we may have a photonics iPhone in 10 years

Ongoing research is up to figuring out shifting PCB connectivity from copper to optical components

In a nutshell Syed describes how to measure the performance of optical signals coming from the photonics chip

While silicon photonics are more in demand, some applications may work best with germanium which is a cheaper alternative

Ending the conversation with a forecast. Electronic Chips Manufacturing company will replace the electronic chips with the photonics ships in the next 10 years