Europe’s integrated photonics industry faces scaling bottlenecks, PhotonDelta says

• Europe risks losing its integrated photonics advantage unless faster permitting, funding and manufacturing expansion turn research leadership into commercial-scale production.
• Demand could benefit from around 50 billion smart connected devices expected within the next decade, increasing requirements for sensing and optical networking.
• A €1.95 billion Dutch proposal targets high-volume photonic chip manufacturing, but infrastructure, talent, regulation and capital constraints threaten implementation.
• Only about two of roughly 20 first-of-a-kind production investments supported under the EU Chips Act involve photonics, highlighting limited manufacturing support.
• Proposed Chips Act 2.0 rules would cap strategic chip project permitting at 12 months; parliamentary negotiator Bart Groothuis seeks six months.

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