SMART Photonics and Lumerical Announce Availability of Compact Model Library for SMART’s InP Integrated Photonics Platform
10 April 2018 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Robust time- and frequency-domain compact model
library and SMART’s frequent MPW runs raise the bar for prototyping
photonic integrated circuit (PIC) designs
SMART Photonics announced today the availability of a new
compact model library (CML) for their InP integrated photonics
platform and the associated PDK, resulting from a close
collaboration with Lumerical. The CML enables circuit designers to
reliably model behavior and performance of photonic integrated
circuits (PICs) within Lumerical’s photonic integrated circuit
simulator, INTERCONNECT, reducing costly design errors and
dramatically accelerating time-to-market. Combined with SMART
Photonics’ frequent MPW shuttle run, this provides designers with
an excellent platform to prototype and refine new circuit designs
quickly and efficiently.
“As a developer of a silicon planar optical MEMS platform,
AEPONYX supports the development of III-V components optimized for
efficient hybrid integration. It’s exciting to see two recognized
industry leaders, like Lumerical and SMART Photonics, working
together towards industry standardization,” commented Francois
Menard, CTO & Co-Founder of AEPONYX Inc. “Having a reliable set
of parametrized compact models on a powerful platform like
INTERCONNECT is a game-changing development to achieve
first-time-right designs.”
The new CML contains more than twenty-five parametrized compact
models, which have been carefully calibrated with a combination of
experimental data, provided by SMART, and high-accuracy 3D physical
simulations using Lumerical’s industry-leading suite of
component-level modeling tools. The library includes passive and
active devices, such as phase modulators, amplifiers and
photodetectors, providing an extensive and flexible set of building
blocks for creating complex PIC designs. Each model in the library
enables both frequency- and time-domain circuit simulation,
equipping designers with a complete set of analysis tools to design
PICs for any application.
“We are very pleased by the collaborative work done by our
partners at Lumerical to rapidly develop a comprehensive compact
model library for our InP-based integration platform,” said Luc
Augustin, CTO at SMART Photonics. “This CML is especially unique in
its design, as it brings together simulated data from trusted tools
and real, measured performance for increased reliability. PIC
designers around the world will be able to confidently use a
schematic driven layout flow for a pure-play InP PIC foundry.”
With applications including high speed data communications, and
biological and environmental sensing in fast moving fields like IoT
and automotive, SMART’s frequent MPW shuttle runs afford designers
the ability to quickly iterate through design-manufacture-test
cycles to optimize PIC performance.
“Through this collaboration, we have deployed the leading 3D
photonic simulation tools to help SMART enhance their PDK with the
most advanced models available for both time- and frequency-domain
simulation,” stated Dr. James Pond, CTO at Lumerical. “These
accurate models are critical for PDK-driven design and enable
engineers to focus on circuit performance rather than individual
components.”
Interested parties are invited to attend Dr. Luc Augustin’s talk
at PIC International at 11:35am on April the 11th, or review
SMART’s upcoming MPW schedule at
http://smartphotonics.nl/mpw-runs-2018/. More information about the
CML including its availability can be obtained by contacting SMART
Photonics.
About SmartHeadquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands as
of 2012, SMART Photonics is trusted by the world's leading
companies, because of its proven track record in InP research,
development and production. SMART Photonics is an independent
pure-play foundry, which means they only make products using
designs from their customers and there is no conflict of interest
in the market. Indium phosphide chips are proving to be the best
choice in many applications ranging from next generation low-power
consumption data-centres to a variety of sensing applications for
structural monitoring and medical diagnostics. Integrated photonics
also plays an increasingly important role in the aircraft industry,
air quality monitoring, autonomous driving and ultra-secure
cryptography. www.smartphotonics.nl
About LumericalLumerical develops photonic simulation
software – tools which enable product designers to understand
light, and predict how it behaves within complex structures,
circuits, and systems. Since being founded in 2003, Lumerical has
grown to license its design tools in over 50 countries and its
customers include 10 of the top 15 companies in the S&P 1200
Global IT index, and 46 of the top 50 research universities as
rated by the Times Higher Education rankings. Lumerical’s
substantial impact on the photonic design and simulation community
means its tools are among the most widely cited in the scientific
press, with references in more than 10,000 academic publications
and patents. Lumerical enables its customers to achieve more with
light, and establish a leading position in the development of
transformative technologies employing photonics.
www.lumerical.com
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SMART PhotonicsJeroen Duis, Business Developer+31 40 247
54 53jeroen.duis@smartphotonics.nlorLumericalRich Goldman,
Sr. Director, Marketing+1 604 733 9006rgoldman@lumerical.com