Imagine building a complex electronic circuit using a set of pre-made, high-quality LEGO blocks instead of carving every single piece from scratch. This project creates a digital library of these 'light-based' building blocks that are guaranteed to work. It allows companies to design faster, smaller, and more efficient optical chips without needing to be experts in the underlying physics.
Designing Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) is currently slow, expensive, and prone to human error due to a lack of validated, ready-to-use components.
A digital design platform (Alcyon toolkit) and a library of validated photonic building blocks based on sub-wavelength metamaterials.
If you are a data center provider dealing with bandwidth bottlenecks in interconnects — this project developed a library of photonic building blocks that streamlines the design of advanced integrated circuits for faster data transfer.
If you are a hardware startup dealing with the high cost and complexity of custom optical components — this project developed a validated IP library compatible with traditional semiconductor foundries to lower development costs.
If you are a manufacturer dealing with bulky optical systems in augmented reality gear — this project developed sub-wavelength photonic structures that enable smaller, more robust integrated circuits.
The project aims to provide building blocks that offer lower costs than alternatives currently available in the market. This is achieved by making designs compatible with traditional electronics fabrication methods.
Yes, the designs are compatible with semiconductor commercial foundries. Alcyon has already consolidated alliances with 4 foundries and is officially part of their ecosystems as an IP provider.
The IP is accessible through the Alcyon toolkit platform via registration on their website. Some libraries are also integrated into the Luceda IPKISS platform.
The Alcyon platform is designed to streamline the integration of the IP library into the end-to-end product development of photonic devices.
Based on available project data, the project period runs from 2022-12-01 to 2025-09-30, with the first release of the digital platform already completed.
The project is led by a single Spanish SME, Alcyon Photonics, which indicates a highly focused, agile execution. The 100% industry ratio suggests the project is driven by commercial viability rather than academic curiosity, focusing on direct integration with the 4 semiconductor foundries mentioned in the reports.
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