El Camino Technologies Pvt Ltd PACKAGING DEVELOPMENTS IN 6G AND QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES

Drivers, Timescale, and significance of 6G/Quantum Technologies.

In continuation to our packaging solutions, we would like to highlight in this article the recent Webinar excerpts from Palomar Technologies Inc., USA presented by Dr Anthony O’ Sullivan, Kyle Schaefer, and Nicolas Evans. The subject touched upon is the nascent one – Drivers, Timescale and significance of 6G/Quantum Technologies.

The key question raised in this webinar was connection next generation mobile communication and quantum technologies. How to utilise pick-n-place systems for next generation 6G infrastructure and devices? The answer lies in Quantum computing which is 100 million times faster than today’s fastest sophisticated supercomputer. This leaves all our cyber securities protocols redundant, which makes our digital world unsafe place. Fortunately, there is a solution-Quantum encryption. For this, it requires free space infrastructure, which is where 6G comes in.

Basic Quantum Principle

We see two vital technologies plays the important role hereQuantum processing and encryption protection. While talking about physical infrastructure, there is one insurmountable problem, while individual photons transmit over fibre optics, quantum signals quickly degrade. At that point, normal transmission the signals would be simply amplified and sent on its way. However, quantum properties of such signal particle makes such amplification impossible. Amplification breaks Quantum encryption making it redundant.

One solution to avoid long distance fibre altogether and replacing them with free space optics. Free space optics sends photons from-point to point through the atmosphere, above the atmosphere, through space. Photons are sent to free space combined with short-haul fiber which allows for of a truly global quantum network. Already there is work going on for a 4000km short-haul free-optic network making it clear that 6G is far closer to reality than otherwise be apparent. While Quantum encryption would drive this development, Quantum computers need to communicate globally. Therefore, infrastructure based on free-space optics becomes necessity. Adding to these growing demands for data, high speed and greater bandwidths together would be estimation growth of devices and urgency of 6G to develop sooner rather than later become important.

Assembly challenges -Technology and Equipment

The machines that will build 6G infrastructure and devices used in quantum technologies which requires coupling of photon, -producing wavelength have to be incorporated into a small package. With stringent requirements such as high accuracy, high precision required for quantum devices for hybrid at sub-micron scale. Quantum 6G technologies makes it difficult to package. With flexible platforms that can adapt to variations in legacy, methods will always be in demand. . In specific, Industry standard machines will be required to be upgraded to customer specific requirements We, along with Palomar Technologies have solutions to build cutting edge devices with legacy assembly techniques. With fully automated with low risks, process control for high device quality yield. With technological and commercial solutions, we are ready for Future Industry leaders.