Tag: Silicon Photonics
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY PM Flags Energy Security As Key Challenge For Semicon Industry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has identified energy security as a major challenge for the global semiconductor industry as rising artificial intelligence (AI) adoption drives demand for computing power and electricity. Speaking at the inauguration of SEMICON India 2026, Modi said AI data centres use thousands of high-performance processors to process large volumes of data. As […]

CW Bureau · Sep 17, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY MeitY Launches Silicon Photonics PDK, PPIC Test Engine At IIT Madras

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S. Krishnan launched two silicon photonics technology solutions — a Process Design Kit (PDK) for photonics chip manufacturing and a Universal packaged PPIC (Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuit) Test Engine — developed at the MeitY-supported Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras. The launch was held in the presence […]

CW Bureau · Apr 25, 2026