November 5
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11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Advancing Optical Connectivity with 300-mm CMOS Silicon Photonics
Abstract:
The rapid growth of AI and high-performance computing is driving increasing demands for bandwidth, energy efficiency, and scalable optical connectivity. Silicon photonics offers a compelling path to address these challenges by combining high-performance photonic technologies with the manufacturing scale and process control of the semiconductor industry. This talk will provide a foundry perspective on advances in 300-mm CMOS silicon photonics, highlighting fiber-chip interfaces, high-speed modulators and photodetectors, passive and polarization-management devices. Particular attention will be given to scalable optical I/O for pluggable, NPO and CPO applications, including low-loss fiber coupling, detachable optical interfaces, wafer-level test, and advanced packaging approaches. The talk will also discuss how photonic devices, optical I/O, packaging, test, and manufacturing can be co-optimized to translate innovation into scalable technologies for future computing and communication systems.
Yusheng Bian
Bio:
Yusheng Bian is a GlobalFoundries Fellow and an Optica Fellow. His work focuses on CMOS-integrated photonic technologies, spanning fiber-chip interfaces, high-speed photodetectors and modulators, passive photonic devices, polarization management, and optical I/O. He has led and contributed to the development of more than 100 photonic components for GlobalFoundries’ 300-mm monolithic silicon photonics PDK. He is an inventor on 600+ patent filings, including 300+ as first inventor, with 300+ issued patents, and has authored or co-authored 200+ peer-reviewed publications, including first- and corresponding-author articles in Nature and Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering. He has received numerous honors, including the SRC Mahboob Khan Outstanding Liaison Award, GlobalFoundries Master Inventor recognition, inaugural GFX Prize, inaugural Diversity in Inventorship Champion Award, CEO Award, and GF Award.
This speaker is hosted by Assistant Professor Akhilesh Jaiswal.