A Conversation with GF’s Pioneer Silicon Photonics Leader and Optica Fellow Dr. Yusheng Bian
Dr. Yusheng Bian, GlobalFoundries’ silicon‑photonic pioneer, was recently named an Optica Fellow for his decade‑long work turning silicon photonics from research into high‑volume CMOS production. He explains how AI‑driven data‑center demand is displacing copper interconnects with pluggable and co‑packaged optical engines, and how GF’s recent AMF and Infinilink acquisitions have made it the world’s largest pure‑play silicon‑photonics foundry. Bian also highlights emerging markets such as quantum computing, LiDAR and biomedical sensing, while noting the technical push toward 400 Gbps‑per‑lane speeds with lower power. The interview underscores GF’s ecosystem‑driven strategy to scale photonic solutions across multiple industries.
How GlobalFoundries Is Manufacturing Quantum at Scale
GlobalFoundries (GF) is positioning its specialty‑foundry capabilities to become the manufacturing backbone for quantum computers across all qubit modalities. By extending proven semiconductor platforms—such as 22FDX® FD‑SOI, high‑voltage/RF, and 300 mm silicon photonics—GF offers a repeatable, high‑yield path from prototype to...
Powering AI at Scale: How HVDC and GaN Are Transforming Hyperscale Data Centers
AI workloads are pushing XPU power consumption from roughly 1‑1.5 kW today to over 5 kW by 2030. To handle the surge, hyperscale data centers are replacing traditional AC‑DC‑AC distribution with high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) architectures, using ±400 V or 800 V DC links....
Jmem Tek Joins GlobalFoundries Ecosystem to Expand Post-Quantum Security Solutions
Jmem Tek has joined GlobalFoundries’ GlobalSolutions™ Ecosystem as an official IP Network Partner, bringing its proprietary Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) and post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) IP to GlobalFoundries customers worldwide. The partnership gives semiconductor designers access to silicon‑proven hardware root‑of‑trust, secure...