AIM Photonics

What is Integrated Photonics? 

Integrated photonics uses complex optical circuits to process and transmit signals of light, similar to the routing of electrical signals in a computer microchip. In contrast to the electrical transmission in a microchip, a photonic integrated circuit can transmit multiple information channels simultaneously using different wavelengths of light with minimal interference and energy loss to enable high-bandwidth, low-power communications. Breakthrough applications in datacom, RF signal processing, biosensing, and driverless technologies increasingly rely on the functionality of integrated photonics. Learn more

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Membership in AIM Photonics provides a variety of benefits to the integrated photonic community. Our institute unites companies large and small with academic institutions, technical trade organizations, and U.S government agencies in order to establish and advance the Photonic Integrated Chip (PIC) manufacturing ecosystem while maintaining cost effective access to key PIC technology development programs. Participation is available on a number of levels, which starts with an observer level annual membership fee of $3,000. 

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• Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) Runs - low cost and best in class lead times – choose from our two current technology offerings (Active PIC and Passive PIC) and 4 chip sizes – a great option to fit your budget and timeline. 
• Private Wafer Runs 
• Custom Wafer Runs   

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"The AIM Photonics MPW: A Highly Accessible Cutting Edge Technology for Rapid Prototyping of Photonic Integrated Circuits" 

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Wednesday, May 19th, 2-3pm ET

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A unique public-private partnership positions the Rochester, NY TAP facility with a state-of-art toolset and flexible process flow, offering broad and creative solutions to a wide range of partners in photonics, microelectronics, and photonic-electronic hybrid solutions. This facility is the world’s first open-access 300mm state-of-the-art advanced facility for integrated silicon photonics test, assembly, and packaging.

Services include development and production process capability in key areas including wafer scale, chip scale and I/O attach and state-of-the-art Test and Metrology capabilities for each of these key functional areas. 

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AIM Photonics' unique collaboration with software vendors - Synopsys, Cadence, PhoeniX, Lumerical, Mentor Graphics, Luceda and more - along with design companies - Analog Photonics, Spark Photonics and other industry partners - are addressing the challenges and fundamental changes needed with integrated photonics chip design.

We have established integrated photonic Process Design Kits (PDK), and Multi Project Wafers (MPW), which now provide designers cost effective and quick turn "Design to Fab" solutions utilizing AIM Photonics industry leading foundry partners.

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