PDK 0.5 Announcement

AIM Photonics creation of world-class silicon photonics Process Design Kit (PDK)

AIM Photonics is sponsoring the creation of a world-class silicon photonics Process Design Kit (PDK) based on the SUNY Poly 300mm full silicon photonics platform. The PDK will enable designers to create photonics designs to be built in the SUNY Poly fabrication facility in Albany, NY. This process occurs solely through a multi-project wafer (MPW) aggregator.

We are pleased to announce that

The MOSIS Service has been chosen as the
AIM Photonics MPW aggregator

The first version of the PDK being released by AIM Photonics is called SUNY Poly-Full Silicon Photonics PDK 0.5a. Updated versions will be made available in the near future, and announcements for each version update will be sent to all interested parties.

Requirements for Download

The AIM Photonics PDK, which includes a design guide and component libraries, is now available on the MOSIS website for download. Please contact MOSIS to start the PDK download process.

www.mosis.com/vendors/view/AIM

The following must be executed before access is granted to download the current PDK:

Executed AIM Membership Agreement
Contact Chandra Cotter, AIM MCE Program Manager ([email protected]) for AIM membership status.
Executed MOSIS Customer Agreement
Contact MOSIS [https://www.mosis.com]

Once both items above are executed please contact MOSIS at:

[ https://www.mosis.com/vendors/view/AIM ] to start the download process.

NOTE: The PDK/September MPW Run is currently available to AIM Members only.

T he AIM Executive team is working on an access path for non-members to access both in 2017.

Things to Note

Next planned MPW fab run starts, Sept 30, 2016

Cost is $100K for 50mm² ($2K/mm²)
Note to AIM Project Leads executing a 2016 Project Award Agreement – If you had included costs in your budget to do an MPW run this year; this cost will be covered by the project funds.

12 riders are planned for the MPW; each rider receives 50mm²

Riders will be determined by the timing of their request to AIM and will be balanced with AIM’s goals – Please submit your MPW requests as early as you can.
Designs must pass DRC by the drop dead date (Sept 30, 2016) in order to be guaranteed space on the run.
If you do not meet the design deadline with a DRC clean design, you will have to wait for the next run.
The MPW run will be cancelled with less than 6 riders.
Contact Chandra Cotter ([email protected]) for more information.

PDK or design data sharing— PDK or design data from hardware fabricated on this MPW run may only be shared with full AIM Members – Designers must adhere to all AIM Membership Agreement and Project Award Agreement terms.

For example, in the case of a Project Lead that plans to build a design on this run – if the project participants of your project do not have executed Membership Agreements and/or a Project Award Agreement you may not share the PDK or the data you receive from your design with project participants until they have executed agreements with AIM Photonics.

For PDK 0.5, there will be several incremental “letter” releases (e.g. 0.5b, 0.5c, etc.) over the next several weeks culminating with a final 0.5 release by Oct 1, 2016. Please watch for announcements of these future releases.

Tentative Run Schedule

For more information
CONTACT:
Chandra Cotter | AIM Photonics | 518.649.1150 | [email protected] |

www.aimphotonics.com

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