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JePPIX foundries offer robust and reproducible fabrication of customized PICs cut into dies. Fabrication is done via dedicated wafer runs for design iteration and advanced prototyping, and for low volume commercial production. Foundries offer flexible scheduling and predictable throughput times for the creation of your PICs.
More details about the foundries’ offer in the JePPIX Pilot Line can be found in the table below.
| SMART Photonics | Franhofer HHI | |
|---|---|---|
| PDK | Manufacturing grade PDK | Manufacturing grade PDK |
| Product | Full or cleaved 3” wafers Design area: maximum 18x18 mm2 | Full or cleaved and coated 3” wafers Design area: 2300 mm2 |
| Supported Software | Nazca, Synopsys, VPIphotonics, Luceda Photonics, Lumerical, Photon Design, Mentor Graphics | Nazca, VPIphotonics, Photon Design, Synopsys |
| Acceptance criteria by Customer | BB level tolerances | BB level tolerances |
| Min. order Quantity | Batch of 2 wafers | Batch of 2 wafers |
| Interoperability with Packaging templates | Yes | Yes |
Fraunhofer HHI offers C-band and O-band as central wavelength, while SMART Photonics offers C-band and L-band. Building block specifications can be found in the performance summary table here.
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