MULTI-PROJECT WAFERS (MPWs)
AIM Photonics Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) services shorten design time, improve manufacturing efficiency, and lower the price of entry for companies to develop new silicon photonics applications.
We operate our silicon photonics prototyping services through the Albany NanoTech Complex in Albany, New York—the most advanced publicly owned 300 mm wafer R&D facility in the world, including over 125,000 square feet of Class 1 capable cleanrooms. Our photonics and electronics test, assembly and packaging facility in Rochester, New York completes the capability to build a product from initial concept and design through packaging and product prototypes.
Sandia National Laboratories offers Indium Phosphide (InP) multi-project wafer capability at its New Mexico site, complementing AIM Photonics’ silicon photonics capability.
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We offer various PIC types through our wafer fabrication services—each has customization options
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Base Active PIC
Si and SiN waveguides with active devices, Ge PD, two wiring levels and an AI termination pad
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Base Passive PIC
Silicon and silicon nitride waveguides with a trench down to the SiN
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Silicon Nitride Passive PIC
Ultra low-loss/low-fluorescence silicon nitride waveguide and a trench to selectively expose the nitride waveguide
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Low-Loss Active PIC
Si, ridge, and SiN waveguides, Ge PD, two wiring levels and an Al termination pad with a trench and a low-loss edge coupler