Abstract

OLIVES (Optical Interconnections for VLSI and Electronic Systems) is a three year collaborative project which commenced in January 1989 and combines the complementary skills of four major electronics companies (STC, Siemens, Plessey and Thomson-CSF), a chemical company (Akzo) and five academic institutions (University College London (UCL), Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas/RCC, Centro Nacional de Microelectronica (CNM), Interuniversitair Microelectronic Centrum (IMEC), and Eldgenössishe Technische Hochschule Zurich (ETH)). Some of the key aims and achievements to date in this project are described.

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