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OpenLight’s PASIC technology is modular, scalable and guaranteed.

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1.6T PASIC platform

OpenLight’s 1.6T PASIC platform for next-generation, hyperscale datacenters.

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1.6T PASIC

OpenLight’s PASIC platform enables the design and manufacture of breakthrough, 1.6Tbps fully integrated optical transmitter interconnect chips for next-generation hyperscale datacenters.

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OpenLight is the world-leader in custom, PASIC chip design and manufacture. OpenLight’s unique, integrated silicon photonics technology enables next-generation PASIC designs, where the passive and active elements are built in to the silicon. We offer three prime services for our customers:

Design Enablement

OpenLight enables customers to design their own PASIC using OpenLight’s Process Design Kit (PDK).

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PASIC Design Enablement

Inhouse Design

OpenLight will design and build your PASIC for you. OpenLight’s inhouse engineers provide custom PASIC design and layout services to help with customer’s PASIC chip and device development.

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Production

OpenLight will manufacture your PASIC for you through our partners. We will guarantee the production and operation of that PASIC, giving customers confidence to take on designing their own PASICs.

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OpenLight’s unique technology

OpenLight’s unique technology enables PASICs to be designed and manufactured with all the passive and active elements onboard. The resulting PASIC demonstrates next-level improvements in:

Performance

Performance.

Low latency and power is standard in OpenLight’s unique PASIC.

Reliability

Reliability.

Production simplicity is core to OpenLight’s PASIC reliability.

Value

Value.

Lower costs by integrating active and passive components on the OpenLight PASIC.

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