HYDERABAD, Feb 14: US-based Photonics corporation will set up shop in Telangana State shortly. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Telangana Government Information Technology Secretary Mr.Haripreet Singh and US-based Photonic Corporation CTO and CEO Dr. Birendra Raj Dutt in the presence of Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao and Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj Mr KT Rama Rao in the CM’s camp here this morning.
Both, the Government of Telangana and Los Angeles headquartered PhotonIC Company agreed to collaborate in setting-up an ecosystem to facilitate the institutionalization of all processes and concepts related to photonics, an official release said here.
They have also agreed to evolve, test and produce the next generation chips and products by using the technology of Silicon Photonics and compound semi-conductor photonics. Both of them also agreed to work in tandem in evolving a strategy to promote photonics in Hyderabad. The MOU will be followed by a more detailed agreement specifying the roles and responsibilities for both within 90 days of completion of feasibility report to be prepared by PhotonIC Corporation.
(UNI)