Compute
Why chiplets need better photonic links
Chiplet strategies improve modularity, but they also intensify pressure on interconnect bandwidth and energy. Photonics is increasingly part of that conversation, not a distant add-on.
Published on 14/08/2025
Interconnect as the next bottleneck
Disaggregated compute only works if the links between dies and packages can keep pace with the architecture. As bandwidth demand rises, the energy cost of moving data becomes hard to ignore.
That is why integrated photonics matters in this discussion. The topic sits directly at the intersection of device research, advanced packaging, and system-level performance where imec has credible depth.