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Modular. Scalable. Silicon Photonics. Guaranteed.

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

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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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PASIC Inhouse Design

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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PASIC Production

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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Upcoming Events

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ADAS Autonomous
8/28/2024–8/29/2024 San Jose The leading exhibition and conference for ADAS and autonomous vehicle testing, development and validation technologies.
ADAS Autonomous
China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE)
9/11/2024–9/13/2024 Shenzhen CIOE will profile new products and solutions in consumer electronics in Asia
China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE)
ECOC Exhibition 2024 - Stand B130
9/22/2024–9/26/2024 Frankfurt The exhibition and conference for the optical communications industry. Adam Carter, CEO, will present, "The advantages of heterogeneous integrated photonic circuits for AI and Machine Learning applications." - 09/23 at 10.20am.
ECOC Exhibition 2024 - Stand B130
Optica Photonic-Enabled Cloud Computing (PECC) Industry Summit at Synopsis
10/22/2024–10/23/2024 Sunnyvale, California The PECC Industry Summit is the premier annual event for leaders in cloud computing technologies. In partnership with the Advanced Photonics Coalition (APC)
Optica Photonic-Enabled Cloud Computing (PECC) Industry Summit at Synopsis
Tower - Technical Global Symposium
11/20/2024–11/20/2024 Santa Clara Tower Semiconductor's Technical Global Symposium (TGS) to showcase analog technical advancements
Tower - Technical Global Symposium