Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang Jiang Laboratory Director and Director of Silicon Photonics Special Projector Wang Hao introduced that in the field of communications and computing, optoelectronics technology is the basis and key for information generation, processing and transmission. For higher speeds, higher bandwidths, and lower The eternal pursuit of power consumption and lower cost drives the continuous advancement of optoelectronics technology and engenders opportunities for disruptive industrial development. At present, the development of the integrated circuit industry following the Moore's Law has reached the limit, and the silicon photonic technology surpasses Moore’s research. One of the development directions of the field. Through silicon optical integration, the use of light instead of electricity for transmission, chip development costs may be reduced to the original one-tenth or even lower.
How to seize the opportunities in the international competition in this field and use the emerging technologies to develop the 'China Core'? Last year, the Shanghai Municipal Government, after research and demonstration, listed silicon photonics as one of the first batch of municipal science and technology major projects. These projects have funds. With large investment, prominent synergy effects, and obvious supporting role, it effectively complements the major national science and technology projects and is expected to promote the overall improvement of Shanghai's technological innovation capability and industry's core competitiveness.
Shanghai has a very good foundation for silicon photonics technology research and development. For many years, universities, research institutes and companies in Shanghai have continued to tackle this issue. On the other hand, Shanghai’s integrated circuit industry is in a leading position in the country and is relatively complete. The industry chain, conditions for the use of large-scale integrated circuit technology for optoelectronic integration, to create a new generation of silicon-based optical interconnect chips.
Academician Wang Hao (left)
The deputy director of the Municipal Science and Technology Commission said that the silicon photonics project was led by Zhang Jiang, a group of companies in Shanghai engaged in in-depth research and development in the field of silicon photonics, universities and research institutes participated in, facing the entire industry chain of silicon photonics, and developing silicon for domestic use. Photonics is the most scarce process platform, core and key technology and key product R & D precision layout, launch laser radar, artificial intelligence computing chip, large-scale optical switch, 3D photoelectric integration and other cutting-edge research with great potential for application.
He hoped that after the launch of 'Sifang Photonic City Major Project', he could further assemble a basic team of all aspects of production, education, and research. The United Nations internal and external forces will drive the development of upstream and downstream industries and accelerate the formation of a complete silicon-based optical interconnection chip industrial chain in Shanghai. Create a world-class silicon photonic base.
It is reported that Zhangjiang Laboratories will lead the project team to build a silicon photon R&D pilot platform by expanding the capabilities of the Shanghai Micro-Tech Industrial Research Institute's functional platform for R&D and transformation, developing common technologies, serving the innovation, entrepreneurship and core of the silicon photonics field. Technical breakthroughs; Support a group of core product development, break international monopoly, get rid of people's situation, cultivate competitive and innovative companies; guide and forward-looking technology research and development, break through the core bottlenecks and challenges in the silicon photonics field.
Wang Hao said that the project team will work together to strengthen the strategic planning and research through the establishment of an effective project management mechanism, and further open up synergies and other initiatives to promote the implementation of major projects from a global perspective.