Bio:

Sylvie Gellida is STMicroelectronics’ General Manager, responsible for the Optical and RF Foundry Division, belonging to RF and Optical Communication product sub-group since January 2025.

Sylvie Gellida started her career as RF design engineer in Dolphin before joining ST Grenoble in 2000. In 2006, she joined the Foundry team as technical support and program manager, extended to marketing next, to sell ST differentiated RF silicon technologies. In 2021, she took the leadership of the mmW products Business Unit, as well as the RF technologies strategy position, encompassing the Silicon Photonics technology and business development from 2023. Since January 2025, Sylvie has been leading the Optical and RF Foundry Division, covering optical interconnects, LEO satellites communications and mmW markets.

Abstract:

Enabling energy-efficient data centers requires a fundamental shift from copper-based electrical links to high-bandwidth, low-loss optical connectivity. This talk will present ST’s silicon photonics strategy and the role of the PIC100 platform in replacing copper with integrated SiPho solutions for next-generation data center and AI interconnects. By combining differentiated Silicon Photonics, BiCMOS platforms in advanced packaging technologies, ST overcome the challenges of power efficient optical interconnects.