Joris Van Campenhout
Biography
Joris Van Campenhout is Fellow Silicon Photonics at imec and senior director of imec’s industry-affiliation R&D program on Optical I/O, which targets the development of scalable short-reach optical interconnect technology based on silicon photonics. Prior to joining imec in 2010, he was with IBM’s TJ Watson Research Center (USA), where he developed silicon electro-optic switches. He obtained a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University (Belgium) in 2007, for his work on heterogeneous integration of InP lasers on silicon. Joris has been granted 15+ patents and has authored or co-authored over 100 papers in the field of silicon integrated photonics, which have received 15000+ citations.
Company Profile
imec
Company Profile
Imec is a world-leading research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies. Leveraging its state-of-the-art R&D infrastructure and the expertise of over 6,500 employees, imec drives innovation in semiconductor and system scaling, artificial intelligence, silicon photonics, connectivity, and sensing.
Imec’s advanced research powers breakthroughs across a wide range of industries, including computing, health, automotive, energy, infotainment, industry, agrifood, and security. Through IC-Link, imec guides companies through every step of the chip journey – from initial concept to full-scale manufacturing – delivering customized solutions tailored to meet the most advanced design and production needs.
Imec collaborates with global leaders across the semiconductor value chain, as well as with technology companies, start-ups, academia, and research institutions in Flanders and worldwide. Headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, imec has research facilities in Belgium, across Europe and the USA, and representation on three continents. In 2024, imec reported revenues of €1.034 billion.
Further information on imec can be found at www.imec-int.com.
