We had an amazing technical discussion on Photonics in our latest episode of The Semiconductor Podcast featuring Dr. Prometheus Dasmahapatra, CTO at amPICQ and a global expert in photonics and semiconductor technologies 🌐🔬
Dr. Dasmahapatra’s journey spans some of the world’s leading research and industry organizations including ASML, imec, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and Universitat Politècnica de València 🏭🏫. He is also the co-founder of iPronics Programmable Photonics, bringing deep insight into both cutting-edge research and deep-tech entrepreneurship 💡📡.
In this episode we have explored:
💡 What photonics is and why it is shaping the future of computing
⚡ The rise of silicon photonics and photonic integrated circuits
🔐🧠 Quantum-safe communication and technologies like Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
🚀📊 The journey from research labs to deep-tech startups
🇮🇳🌏 Global photonics ecosystems and opportunities for India
As AI infrastructure 🤖, quantum technologies ⚛️, and secure communication 🔐 continue to evolve, photonics is emerging as a critical pillar of next-generation semiconductor innovation.
Watch the episode here:
