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📣 New EPIC member, Thema Foundries is Europe’s fir 📣 New EPIC member, Thema Foundries is Europe’s first fully integrated production and service center for photonic integrated circuits (PICs), enabling next-generation light-based chip manufacturing. Founded in August 2025, the company acquired the 10,000 m² former BelGaN factory site in Oudenaarde, Belgium, to repurpose it for light-based chip manufacturing.

💡 Why it matters:
By using photons instead of electrons to process information, Thema Foundries’ technology enables faster data transmission and significantly lower energy consumption. With a complete value chain from R&D to testing, the company strengthens Europe’s capabilities in advanced semiconductors and supports strategic autonomy in critical technologies.

🌐 Where it’s used:
In high-demand sectors such as artificial intelligence, data centers, and future 6G telecommunications, where high-speed processing and energy efficiency are essential for scaling digital infrastructure.

 #IntegratedPhotonics #Photonics #EuropeanTech #AIChips #SemiconductorTech #PhotonicChips #EPICmembers
📣 Spotlight on LayTec CTO – Kolja Haberland In thi 📣 Spotlight on LayTec CTO – Kolja Haberland
In this EPIC interview, Kolja Haberland reflects on the journey from a university research project to a global metrology company, sharing insights on scaling innovation, simplifying technology for industry, and navigating today’s semiconductor landscape.

👥 Before LayTec:
Haberland began his career during a PhD in physics, working on optical metrology for III-V materials. What started as a research tool quickly gained traction, leading to the founding of LayTec and the transition from academia to entrepreneurship.

🏆 Career & Company Milestones:
From building and delivering the first systems themselves to installing over 4,000 tools worldwide, LayTec has grown into a key player in process-integrated metrology. Expanding from niche epitaxy monitoring to broader semiconductor and thin-film applications has been central to its evolution.

🚀 Factors of Success:
A strong focus on solving real industry problems and adapting complex technology into simple, usable solutions has driven adoption. Strategic integration into a larger group also helped build trust with major semiconductor players and unlock new markets.

🎓 Advice for future CTOs:
Stay close to R&D, listen carefully to end users, and never lose sight of where innovation begins. Bridging the gap between research and industrial application is key to staying ahead in a competitive and mature industry.

#photonics #deeptech #careeradvice #semiconductors #metrology #EPICMembers
The Airbus facilities in Hamburg will host the EPI The Airbus facilities in Hamburg will host the EPIC Technology Meeting on Optical Fiber Sensors in May. This technology is used in aircraft to provide real-time, high-accuracy monitoring of structural health, temperature, and flight parameters. End users such as @airbus, @saab, and Testia will share their challenges, while technology experts will present the state of the art and new developments from companies including @ansys_inc by Synopsys, art photonics, AUREA Technology, CalSens, Exail, FBGS, Kistler Group, Lambda-X, LASING, Lightera, Lumenox, NYFORS, @photonfirst, Proximion, and SYLEX.

This meeting is sponsored by Lightera, PhotonFirst and AUREA Technology, with the support of PhotonHub.

#photonics #FiberSensing #StructuralHealth #EPICMeetings
Last week, our colleagues Antonio Castelo and Elis Last week, our colleagues Antonio Castelo and Elisenda Lara Elias visited the beautiful city of Wetzlar to attend @w3_plusfair. There, we organized a TechSession on New Developments for #Defense & Security Applications, as well as a networking breakfast. As part of our Jobs in Photonics activities, we also hosted a #career booth and invited young talent to explore job opportunities with EPIC members exhibiting at the fair.
The EPIC networking activities at OFC 2026 brought The EPIC networking activities at OFC 2026 brought members together for the VIP Reception, sponsored by @ligentec_pics and ETEL. The next day, early risers joined us for a morning fitness session followed by a networking breakfast. It has been a pleasure to share these days with you in L.A.
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📸 Highlights from the EPIC Technology Meeting on P 📸 Highlights from the EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for Defense: Securing the Future hosted by @exosens.group.

💡 What the meeting covered: The community discussed key technology challenges shaping the future of photonics in defense. Topics included supply chain and obsolescence risks linked to commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) components, the need for photonic systems that can withstand extreme environmental conditions, and the growing complexity of integrating visible, IR, and laser sensors into compact platforms. Participants also addressed SWaP-C trade-offs in ISR and vision systems, limits in high-power laser components, and the challenges of scaling quantum photonics technologies. In addition, discussions covered geopolitical risks affecting technology supply chains and ensuring reliable performance in impaired conditions such as turbulence and fog.

🚀 Why it matters:
System integrators played a central role in the discussions, openly sharing their challenges, market trends, and what they expect from suppliers. This rare level of transparency helps align the photonics ecosystem, strengthen collaboration across the value chain, and accelerate solutions for demanding defense applications.

Thank you to our hosts & supporters:
A big thank you to Exosens for hosting the meeting, to our sponsor AEMtec, and to @fraunhofer.ipms and PhotonHub Europe for their support.
#EPICevents #EPICmembers #photonics #photonicseu
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