Episode 136 - Arne Leinse, CEO of LioniX International

About this episode

Dan McCarthy interviews Arne Leinse about the challenges of manufacturing photonic integrated circuits.

In this episode of Manufacturing Matters, host Dan McCarthy of TECH B2B Marketing sits down with Arne Leinse, CEO of LioniX International, to explore the manufacturing realities behind photonic integrated circuits (PICs) — one of the most technically demanding frontiers in semiconductor manufacturing. As CEO of a module supplier built around silicon nitride waveguide technology, Leinse highlights the challenges that make PICs so difficult to produce at scale, from the need for sub-nano...

People in this episode

Host: Dan McCarthy

Guest: Arne Leinse

Topics covered

• photonic integrated circuits
• semiconductor manufacturing
• silicon nitride waveguide technology
• manufacturing challenges
• scalability

Keywords

• photonic integrated circuits
• semiconductor
• manufacturing
• silicon nitride
• challenges
• scalability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LioniX International

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