MPW RUN: Foundries
This section is dedicated to the offers provided by Foundries.
All indicated prices exclude VAT (Value-added-tax)
FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE: INP
Transmitter/Receiver platform with passives, MMIs, AWGs, SOAs, DFB lasers, DBR gratings, 40G pin detectors, spot size converter and thermo-optic phase shifters. Consult the performance summary table and Technology Section for more details.
| Product ID | Cell size | Price, EUR | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| HHI-4-2-8 | 2 x 8 mm² | 4000 | 4 chip copies of your design with 2 x 8 mm² total design area, optical anti-reflection coating vs air on both facets |
| HHI-4-4-8 | 4 x 8 mm² | 8000 | 4 chip copies of your design with 4 x 8 mm² total design area, optical anti-reflection coating vs air on both facets |
| HHI-4-12-8 | 12 x 8 mm² | 24000 | 4 chip copies of your design with 12 x 8 mm² total design area, optical anti-reflection coating vs air on both facets |
| HHI-4-12-8-CUSTOM-COATING-1 | 12 x 8 mm² | 26000 | 4 chip copies of your design with 12 x 8 mm² total design area, custom coating on either facet |
| HHI-4-12-8-CUSTOM-COATING-2 | 12 x 8 mm² | 28000 | 4 chip copies of your design with 12 x 8 mm² total design area, custom coating on both facets |
Cleaving into smaller dies with a minimum edge length of 1mm along either axis is free of charge. The resulting new facets cannot be coated. Corresponding cleave marks have to be included.
HHI will quote the foundry services directly to the customer. Shipping is included and is only possible to the entity receiving the quote and issuing the purchase order.
LIONIX INTERNATIONAL: TRIPLEX
TriPleXtechnology platform with
low loss passives (silicon nitride), spot size converters, thermo-optic phase modulators. More information is available on LioniX International website.
| Product ID | Cell size | Price, EUR | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LX-I-16-16 LX-I-8-32 | 16 x 16 mm² or 8 x 32 mm² | 16000 | 4 cells with 16 x 16 mm² or 8 x 32 mm² total design area. This offer is valid for commercial organisations |
| SLX-I-16-16 LX-I-8-32 | 16 x 16 mm² or 8 x 32 mm² | 8500* | 4 cells with 16 x 16 mm² or 8 x 32 mm² total design area. This offer is valid for academic customers |
* For academic customers the academic discount on the training and device manufacturing is offered on the condition that LioniX will be co-author or acknowledged in the publications related to these devices.
SMART PHOTONICS: INP
Transmitter/Receiver platform with passives, MMIs, AWGs, SOAs, DFB lasers, DBR gratings, 40G pin detectors, spot size converter and thermo-optic phase shifters. Consult the performance summary table and Technology Section for more details.
JePPIX offers Automated Design Rule Checking (DRC) for SMART Photonics. The DRC is a fast, scalable, self-test tool for designers to remove known design infringements and validate their own designs. Read more below.
TU/e PDK extension SMART Photonics
tuesmartx PDK extension
This PDK contains TU/e extension building blocks for SMART Photonics. Such building blocks are used in the same way as regular building blocks from the foundry. Examples of building blocks provided by tuesmartx are MMI couplers with different splitting ratios, (tunable) lasers and arrayed waveguide gratings. It requires the (n+) MPW PDK from SMART Photonics. The extension is free for MPW use. To request access please contact us at coordinator@jeppix.eu
Read more here.
Automated Design Rule Check for SMART Photonics
Check of compliance with foundry DRC rules
The automated DRC works by checking files remotely against known design infringements on a remote JePPIX server. The process is automated, and no Intellectual Property is shared. The service has been validated by multiple TU/e designers and already provides an effective means to accelerate layout acceptance, removing over 100 infringements within several design cycles. This service comes free of charge when you order an MPW cell for SMART Photonics. Make sure to ask for the access code on your next MPW cell order.
Use of the DRC service is very easy. You log in with the access code at drc.jeppix.eu and upload your GDS file, which can be work in progress. You will receive a detailed report back and instructions on how to browse the errors: ready while you wait. Reported DRC violations may indicate foundry design rules that were not obeyed but could also indicate errors in your design that might have prevented proper operation of your Photonic IC if they had gone unnoticed. Check your design multiple times during your design cycle: it may prevent rushed last-minute changes.
The current service is available for the SMART Photonics foundry, as of run SP30, and is independent of the software that was used to generate your GDS design. We expect to be offering similar services for the other JePPIX foundries in the future.
If you have any questions about the DRC service for SMART Photonics, please contact us at coordinator@jeppix.eu.
| Product ID | Cell size | Price, EUR | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMART XS | 2 x 4.6 mm² h: 2.0 mm w: 4.6 mm | 5800 | Small cell size Optical in/out on 2 mm sides AR coating on both facets 8 copies |
| SMART X | 4 x 4.6 mm² h: 4.0 mm w: 4.6 mm | 9200 | Standard cell size Optical in/out on 4 mm side AR coating on both facets 8 copies |
| SMART X2 | 4 x 4.6 mm² h: 4.0 mm w: 4.6 mm  | 10600 | Standard cell size with 2 designs 1 cleave for custom vertical chip height Optical in/out on the vertical side AR coating on both facets 2 x 8 copies |
| SMART X3 | 4 x 4.6 mm² h: 4.0 mm w: 4.6 mm  | 12000 | Standard cell size with 3 designs Up to 3 designs 2 cleaves for custom vertical chip height Optical in/out on the vertical side AR coating on both facets 3 x 8 copies |
| SMART XL | 8 x 4.6 mm² h: 8.0 mm w: 4.6 mm | 17900 | Double cell size Optical in/out on vertical (8 mm) side AR coating on both facets 8 copies |
Additional customization available upon request.
Universities may apply for university rates. Please contact coordinator@jeppix.eu for more information.
Check the SMART Photonics MPW Services Terms and Conditions here.