Photon IP rebrands as Photon Bridge and welcomes Paul Marchal as CEO
The company says its new name reflects its mission to bridge cutting-edge semiconductor technologies with the demands of a rapidly scaling optical market
Photon IP, a company focusing on advanced photonic integration, has announced it is rebranding as Photon Bridge, and has appointed Paul Marchal as CEO.
The company’s mission is to redefine photonic integration with its proprietary cantilever waveguide coupling technology, unifying the speed of III-V materials with the scalability of silicon. By combining technology leadership with operational excellence, Photon Bridge aims to develop the optical engines needed to power future AI and telecom systems.
The company describes its cantilever technology as being about building bridges, not only between different photonic materials, but also between the integrated photonics in use today and the integrated photonics that will power tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Rebranding as Photon Bridge reflects the company’s goal to connect innovation with scale and deliver solutions that advance the next generation of AI and telecom systems.
This news follows the announcement earlier this year of Photon Bridge’s €4.75 million seed funding round, backed by Innovation Industries, Faber, BOM, and PhotonDelta.
“Photon Bridge is about unifying the best of both worlds: the speed of III-V and the scale of silicon,” said Paul Marchal, CEO of Photon Bridge. “We are entering an era where AI and high-performance telecom demand a new level of optical integration, and our platform is uniquely positioned to deliver.”
Before joining Photon Bridge, Marchal was co-founder and CEO of Morrow, where he raised over €35 million and brought smart glasses based on tuneable lens technology to market. Earlier, at imec, he co-developed through-silicon via (TSV) technology and co-introduced via-middle integration, now standard in advanced memory and GPU systems, while also contributing to the early development of imec’s silicon photonics platform.
“I’m excited to continue as CTO and to focus fully on scaling our technology,” said Rui Santos, co-founder of Photon Bridge. “With Paul leading the company and a strong team in place, we can accelerate innovation and bring our vision for integrated photonics to market.”
