KD Highlights a New Era for Optical Communications at EPIC Photonics & Microelectronics Event

2026-11-11 · KD

KD CEO, Carlos Pardo, took part in the EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics & Microelectronics, held on 9 November at ams OSRAM’s facilities in Regensburg, Germany. The event brought together experts from across the photonics and microelectronics industries to discuss key technology and manufacturing challenges and identify opportunities for greater collaboration between the two ecosystems.

Pardo contributed to the Photonics and Communications session with a presentation entitled “New Era for Robust and Reliable Optical Communications.” The session brought together representatives from companies and research organizations including Nokia, STMicroelectronics, IHP, Synopsys, Aluvia Photonics and EV Group, addressing developments ranging from silicon photonics and electro-optic integration to scalable manufacturing and co-packaged optics.

During his contribution, Pardo shared KD’s perspective on the requirements for a new generation of optical communications designed to deliver high performance together with the robustness and reliability required by demanding applications. His participation also highlighted the importance of connecting advances in semiconductor and photonic technologies with their practical implementation, considering the complete path from design and integration to packaging, testing and manufacturing.

This end-to-end perspective was one of the central themes of the EPIC event, which addressed Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), semiconductor metrology, inspection and testing, as well as advances in fabrication, packaging and materials, with a particular focus on manufacturing scalability. By bringing together stakeholders from R&D, production, equipment suppliers and end users, the event provided a valuable forum for technical exchange and for strengthening collaboration across the photonics and microelectronics value chains.

About KD

KD is a Spanish semiconductor company leading the market for high-speed data transmission through optical fiber in challenging environments. For 15 years, the company has been reinventing the way optical communications are made to make them robust and affordable enough for the automotive, consumer and industrial markets.