{"id":35792,"date":"2026-10-01T06:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cc-chip.si\/?p=508"},"modified":"2026-10-08T06:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:34:39","slug":"midem-2026-conference-and-integrated-photonics-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cc-chip.si\/slo\/midem-2026-conference-and-integrated-photonics-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"MIDEM 2026 Conference and Integrated Photonics Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 61st International Conference on Microelectronics, Devices and Materials \u2013 MIDEM 2026 took place from 28 to 30 September 2026 at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, bringing together Slovenian and international researchers, experts and industry representatives working across microelectronics, semiconductor technologies, materials, integrated circuits, optoelectronics, sensors and MEMS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As part of the conference programme, CC Chip.si supported and enabled the Integrated Photonics Workshop, held on 29 September and dedicated to the latest developments and future directions in integrated photonics and photonic integrated circuits (PICs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop brought together leading European experts and researchers and provided participants with insights into developments ranging from silicon photonics and photonic computing to quantum photonics and emerging integrated photonic technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A particular highlight was the plenary lecture \u201cSilicon photonics: emerging trends, opportunities and challenges\u201d delivered by Roel Baets<\/strong><\/a> from the Photonics Research Group (Ghent University – imec)<\/strong><\/a>, Department of Information Technology (INTEC) and imec<\/strong><\/a>, Ghent, Belgium. The presentation highlighted how photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have become a key enabling technology, with the vast majority of today’s deployments found in data centres and telecommunications networks (99,9% world production). At the same time, rapid advances are opening opportunities in emerging application areas, including sensing, healthcare, artificial intelligence, automotive systems, and quantum technologies, demonstrating the significant long-term potential of PIC technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme also featured distinguished invited speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n