🚀 HAETAE Project | Now on YouTube 🎥

We’re excited to share that a new video analyzing the goals, vision, and key targets of the HAETAE project is now available on YouTube.

In this video, we present how HAETAE aims to advance next-generation optical computing technologies, outlining the project’s objectives, technical approach, and expected impact.

👉 Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-4F-Ug1GCU

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to turn photons into neurons!

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Newsletter #1

HAETAE 1st brochure

We’re thrilled to announce the release of the first brochure for the HAETAE Project!


Whether you're curious about the cutting-edge vision behind the project or the innovative pathways we're exploring, this brochure is the perfect starting point.


What You’ll Discover:

💡 A deep dive into the core objectives of HAETAE.

💡 The inspiration behind our work and its global impact.

💡 Exciting insights into how HAETAE is shaping the future.


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HAETAE 1st Press Release

HAETAE's partner Akhetonics shares the project's 1st Press Release. Stay tuned for more details and updates!


HAETAE kick-off meeting

We are excited to announce that the kick-off meeting of the HAETAE project took place online on November 4th , 2024 !

HAETAE – “Heterogeneously Integrated Multi‐material Photonic Chiplets for Neuromorphic Photonic Transfer Learning AI Engines” – is a new 3-year long HORIZON-JU-Chips / Nation Research Fund (Republic of Korea) project, launched on October 1st, 2024, aiming to release a whole new class of energy efficient Transfer Learning -enhanced photonic accelerators with up to 50 Gbaud operating frequencies and 15x better energy efficiency, comparing to current state-of-the art.

During the meeting, the objectives of HAETAE were thoroughly discussed and participants reviewed the key milestones, set clear targets for each phase, and outlined collaborative efforts to accelerate innovation in HAETAE photonic accelerator architectures. The meeting fostered a strong foundation for the consortium to drive progress towards achieving HAETAE groundbreaking goals in photonic computing.

The projects consortium is strategically assembled to include partners across the entire technology development chain , bringing together industrial and academic partners across the European Union and the Republic of Korea :

  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AUTH, Greece
  • Interuniversitair Micro-Elektronica Centrum, IMEC, Belgium
  • Akhetonics, AKHE Germany
  • Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, DGIST Republic of Korea
  • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST Republic of Korea