GlobalFoundries

Kevin Soukup, SVP and GM of Silicon Photonics at GlobalFoundries, outlines the company's progress in co-packaged optics technology at OFC 2025, emphasizing their unique advantages in monolithic wafer technology and two-sided testing capabilities. Through strategic partnerships and advanced manufacturing processes, GlobalFoundries is positioning itself as a key player in the CPO market, particularly focusing on data center applications where scale-up networking dominates transmission needs.

Vikas Gupta, Senior Director of Product Management at GlobalFoundries, forecasts growth in the Silicon photonics ecosystem, especially in packaging, with nontraditional OSATs leading and the rise of a cottage industry around this technology. Gupta also predicts an increase in the use and development of novel materials such as lithium niobate, barium titanate, and other organic polymers.

Vikas Gupta, Director of Product Management and Marketing at GlobalFoundries, shares predictions for 2022. Download AvidThink's 2021 Select Report Collection to explore strategies and opportunities in the Telco, Private Mobile Networks, Service Assurance, SD-WAN and Open RAN space.