Photonics and electronics have individually been undergoing technological advancement. Over the last 30 years, with the development of die shrink technology, electronics has been rapidly evolving in a wide variety of semiconductor integrated circuits.
Meanwhile, photonics has been used in applications such as high-speed optical communication and interconnection in supercomputer-racks, proving effective in fields that require high specific performance. Data centers and ICT equipment such as PCs, which are essential in supporting today's ICT society, are reaching their limits for reducing power consumption, downsizing, and high performance. Breaking through these difficulties and improving the performance of today's VLSI/ULSI systems require the implementation of architectures, devices, and systems based on the convergence of photonics and electronics.
Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) is developing cutting-edge photonics devices, packaging, and integration technologies through the collaboration of experts in these technology fields.
