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STARLight Project chosen as the European consortium to take the lead in next-generation Silicon Photonics on 300mm wafers
STARLight Project chosen as the European consortium to take the lead in next-generation Silicon Photonics on 300mm wafers 24 leading technology companies and universities from 11 EU countries are joining efforts, driven by STMicroelectronics, to establish Europe as a technology leader in 300mm silicon photonics (SiPho) technologyFirst silicon photonics applications-based innovations expected for datacenters and AI clusters, telecommunications, and automotive markets Geneva, Switzerland, Septembe
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