CEOs Call for $4.6 billion to Bolster Europe’s PIC Supply Chain
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 15, 2023 — Leaders from eight of Europe’s largest integrated photonics companies have presented plans to the European Commission to build a resilient European supply chain for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The plan, presented to Thomas Skordas, deputy director-general, DG Connect; Lucilla Sioli, director for artificial Intelligence and digital industry, DG Connect; and Werner Steinhögl, head of sector, Unit for Microelectronics and Photonics for the European Commission, calls for