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If you were to open an aircraft from 30 years ago, the stark contrast in technological capabilities when compared to a modern aircraft would be readily apparent to even those unfamiliar with the aerospace industry. Traditional aircraft once relied on copper wires for transmitting electrical signals and data. However, with the emergence of new chip architectures and the growing benefits of fiber optics, as well as the replacement of metals such as aluminum with carbon fiber, the way that today’s government, aerospace, and defense systems are designed has changed dramatically.

In particular, two technologies are taking the industry by storm with their impressive growth and development trajectory: 3D heterogeneous integration and photonics.

Before we delve into how these technologies are driving innovation and enabling more advanced and efficient solutions from ground to space, let’s start by establishing some important definitions.

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