OIDA Market Report
Breaking the Cost Barrier
Tom Hausken examines “the paradox of volume manufacturing” in chip-scale photonics—and some ways to resolve it.
Manufacturing-cost example: Integrated photonics. U.S. dollars; calculations for manufacturing 25 mm2 chip. Source: OIDA (2015).
An idea in development since the 1980s, integrated photonics has reached an important point. The principle has been proven and commercial products are in use, but there remain barriers to market expansion.
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