Keynote: Breaking the 1/0 Wall: Co-Packaged Optics and the Next Frontier of Heterogeneous Integration

9:10 am - 9:40 am

As compute 1/0 densities continue to scale and bandwidth demands soar, traditional electrical interconnects arebecoming a limiting factor in system performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) based on high density silicon photonics and advanced semiconductor packaging represents a transformative shift in how the industry addresses these challenges-ushering in a new paradigm of heterogeneous integration where photonics and silicon coalesce at the package level to deliver unprecedented performance and reliability at scale.

This talk will explore how CPO is redefining the performance envelope of high-speed networking, datacenter interconnects, and Al infrastructure. The talk will cover breakthroughs in optical-electrical co-design, packaging technologies, and system architecture that enable ultra-low latency and energy-efficient bandwidth at scale. Drawing from Broadcom's leadership in this space, we'll examine the technical and ecosystem challenges that must be overcome to bring CPO to mass deployment-and highlight how heterogeneous integration of optics and ASICs will unlock the next generation of scalable, high-performance systems.

Key Technologies Covered

Co-Packaged Optics
Photonics Advanced Packaging
Heterogenous integration of photonics and electronics
Al networks

Featured Speakers

Dr. Manish Mehta

VP of Marketing and Operations, Broadcom, Inc

Manish Mehta is the Vice President of Marketing and Operations within the Optical Systems Division at Broadcom where he's been with the team since 2019. In his role, he oversees global FAB locations and runs the local Marketing team in San Jose. Prior to Broadcom, Manish spent a majority of his career with Source Photonics from 2007 to 2019, ranging in a variety of positions from Technical Program Management to an EVP PLM. In accordance, he holds a Ph.D in Philosophy, Electrical and Electronics Engineering from UC Santa Barbara as well as a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.