CadenceCONNECT: Photonics and Quantum Technologies

CadenceCONNECT: Photonics and Quantum Technologies
by Admin on 08-18-2025 at 4:10 pm

Event Summary

The year 2025 is both a turning point for integrated photonics as a key enabler for AI, physical and infrastructure interconnect, and the International Year of Quantum (IYQ). In our event, we are going to explore the enabling technologies shared by these two exciting fields. While these systems need to exist in a broader

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CEO Interview with Jutta Meier of IQE

CEO Interview with Jutta Meier of IQE
by Daniel Nenni on 07-25-2025 at 10:00 am

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Jutta Meier is an experienced executive who has held senior positions at global semiconductor companies for over 25 years. She joined IQE in January 2024 as CFO, and was announced as IQE’s CEO in May of 2025. She joined IQE after serving at Intel Corporation as a Senior Finance Director at Intel Foundry Services, supporting Intel’s… Read More


Cutting Through the Fog: Hype versus Reality in Emerging Technologies

Cutting Through the Fog: Hype versus Reality in Emerging Technologies
by Kalar Rajendiran on 03-14-2025 at 8:00 am

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Silicon Catalyst is an organization that supports early-stage semiconductor startups with an ecosystem that provides tools and resources needed to design, create, and market semiconductor solutions. It is the only incubator + accelerator focused on the Global Semiconductor Industry and operates with the motto “It’s about… Read More


Podcast EP133: OpenLight and Their Revolutionary Approach to Photonics

Podcast EP133: OpenLight and Their Revolutionary Approach to Photonics
by Daniel Nenni on 12-23-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Thomas Mader, Tom is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenLight, a newly formed independent company by investments from Synopsys and Juniper Networks. Dr. Mader’s experience spans 27 years across the photonics and consumer electronics industries. Prior to the formation of OpenLight, he led the same team within… Read More


Podcast EP122: IMEC’s Unique Imaging Technology for Medical Apllications

Podcast EP122: IMEC’s Unique Imaging Technology for Medical Apllications
by Daniel Nenni on 11-16-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Xavier Rottenberg, who has been at IMEC Leuven since 2000, where he contributes to research in the field of RF, RF-MEMS, photonics and microsystems modelling integration.

Dan explores some of the unique imaging technology being developed at IMEC. Manufacturing methods to implement large sensors cost effectively… Read More