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Breaking the Bottleneck: High-Volume 200mm Foundry of TFLN PICs

As demand for AI and cloud computing is increasing exponentially, the need for faster, more efficient optical interconnects for data centres skyrockets. Traditional silicon or III-V semiconductor-based transceivers however are hitting an upper physical limit in bandwidth and power efficiency, creating critical bottlenecks in telecom and datacom infrastructure. Thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have emerged as a new platform to offer a breakthrough—combining ultra-high performance such as 400G/lane with lower power consumption. However, scaling the manufacturing of this game-changing technology for high-volume production hasn’t happened yet. 

In this talk, Lightium's CEO, Dr. Amir Ghadimi, will explore the challenges and opportunities of the TFLN platform, from material processing to scaling the manufacturing and testing of TFLN chips and present Lightium's journey to set up a high volume 200mm production foundry for the TFLN platform. Learn how cutting-edge advancements in production and testing are paving the way for the next generation of high-speed, energy-efficient optical networks.


Speaker

Dr. Amir H. Ghadimi, CEO and Co-Founder Lightium
Dr. Amir H. Ghadimi co-founded Lightium AG in Sep 2023 and is leading Lightium’s development to advance thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) technology for high-volume manufacturing. With 15+ years of expertise in integrated photonics, MEMS, and micro/nano technology, he previously led PIC research activities at CSEM. He is the recipient of several awards and grants such as Swiss national funding (SNF) Sinergia grant (2021), SNF Bridge discovery grant (2020), Swiss Physical Society (SPS) 2019 young scientist award, Swiss Nanotechnology best PhD award (2018) to name a few. He has secured significant funding from private investors and public grants, including the coordination of several large H2020 and HorizonEurope international projects such as ELENA, PATTERN, INGINIOUS (Xecs) to name a few. Holding a PhD from EPFL (2018), he drives Lightium to redefine high-speed, energy-efficient photonics for datacenters, Al, quantum computing, and telecom.

Moderator

Dr. Christian Bosshard, Managing Director Swissphotonics
Dr. Christian Bosshard received his degree in Physics (1986) and his doctorate (1991, Silver medal award) from ETH. From 2001-2021 he was working at CSEM, first as Section Head and then as Vice President and Head Photonics. Since 2013 he is Managing Director of Swissphotonics. Christian is a Fellow of Optica, President of Swiss PIC, former Board Member of EPIC, and Member of the Board of the University of Basel.

Date
Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Time
12:00 - 12:45

Software
Zoom

Costs
free of charge

Registration only necessary once
This event series requires registration (see link above). We will send you the access information (Zoom-link and ID) by email after the registration. As the Zoom link remains the same every week, you do not need to register again for the following meetings.

Contact Lightium
Dr. Amir H. Ghadimi
CEO and Co-Founder Lightium

Contact Swissphotonics
Dr. Christian Bosshard
Managing Director Swissphotonics
+41 79 405 1826

4 September 2026, Christian Bosshard