Thomas Castrel, General Representative of the Flanders in the Baltics and Poland, is visiting Riga Technical University (RTU) to promote cooperation with «IMEC», the world's leading research and development organisation in the field of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.
T. Castrel visited RTU campus in Ķīpsala and the Fiber Optic Transmission Systems Laboratory of the Institute of Photonics, Electronics and Electronic Communications of the Faculty of Computer Science, Information Technology and Energy of RTU, learning about the achievements of RTU scientists.
RTU, in cooperation with the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science and the Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia, has taken the lead in coordinating the semiconductor ecosystem, made the necessary preparations and initiated cooperation talks with leading European and global players in this field. The interest of the global scientific and business community has been stimulated by the work of RTU Institute of Photonics, Electronics and Electronic Communications scientists in the development of silicon photonics chips, including several world records in Data Centre Interconnect technologies.
RTU's strategic goal is to create a semiconductor competence centre, design and test laboratory together with the national ecosystem. It would serve chip manufacturers - both global and local - as they are established. The design and test stage of the chip value chain currently accounts for the majority of turnover and Latvia has a unique advantage over its nearest neighbours in this area - competent specialists and ready technologies.
T. Castrel also met with RTU Rector Tālis Juhna, Vice Rector for Innovations Liene Briede and Professor of the Institute of Photonics, Electronics and Electronic Communications Jurģis Poriņš to discuss the promotion of cooperation with «IMEC», as well as other strategic development plans, such as the establishment of a Hydrogen Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence in cooperation with partners, which would provide a platform for future cooperation in research, technology development and testing, sustainable development of wind parks, digitisation of ports, etc.
