OpenLight and Tower Semiconductor Integrate Photonics PDK for Advanced PIC Development
Event summary
- OpenLight’s photonic Process Design Kit (PDK) is now available on Cadence’s EDA tools for Tower Semiconductor’s PH18DA InP-on-silicon photonics platform.
- The integration enables customers to design advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs) within a widely adopted IC design environment.
- PH18DA platform supports applications such as optical interconnects, AI infrastructure, and sensing.
- OpenLight recently raised $50 million in Series A-1 funding, bringing total funding to $84 million.
The big picture
This collaboration between OpenLight, Tower Semiconductor, and Cadence streamlines the development of advanced photonic integrated circuits by integrating photonics design with established electronic IC workflows. The move is significant in the context of growing demand for high-performance, energy-efficient photonics solutions across datacom, telecom, AI infrastructure, and sensing applications. The integration of active photonic components into a single monolithic PIC could accelerate innovation in next-generation near- and co-packaged optics (NPO/CPO) solutions.
What we're watching
- Market Adoption
- How quickly customers will adopt the integrated PDK for developing advanced PICs.
- Technological Leadership
- Whether Tower Semiconductor and OpenLight can sustain their technological edge in photonics.
- Industry Impact
- The pace at which this integration will influence the broader semiconductor and photonics markets.
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