ESSenTIAL: EPIXfab services specifically targeting (SME) industrial takeup of advanced silicon photonics
conference paper
ePIXfab brings silicon photonics within reach of European small and medium sized enterprises, thereby building on its track record and its integration into Europractice. To this end, ePIXfab offers affordable access to standardized active and passive silicon photonic IC and packaging technology, a path from design to manufacturing and hands-on training. Based on a consortium of major research institutes with silicon photonics expertise, ePIXfab reaches out to European industry and supports them to evaluate silicon photonics in the context of concrete applications and markets. In order to ensure low-cost, quick access and scalability to manufacturing, the maturity of silicon photonic IC technology is enhanced by setting up a library of generic devices, a level of process and device benchmarking and a well maintained design flow. For the first time, devices in a standard package are offered to facilitate measurements. Training programs on the IC and packaging services are also offered, including hands-on training in making designs. Maturity, standardization and sustainability are driven by a steadily growing worldwide user base. © 2012 IEEE.
Topics
TNO Identifier
465240
ISSN
21627339
ISBN
9781467322270
Article nr.
No. 6254391
Source title
14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2012, 2 July 2012 through 5 July 2012, Coventry, United Kingdom
Collation
3 p.
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