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Read SemiWiki's recently published ‘CEO Interview’ with Dr. Adam Carter

SemiWiki’s insightful ‘CEO Interview’ with Dr. Adam Carter, by Daniel Nenni, describes OpenLight’s unique technology and business model.

“We enable our customers to create Photonic ASICs (PASICs Photonic Application Specific Integrated Circuits) rather than optical subassemblies,” explains Adam. “We do not manufacture products, instead, we provide design assistance to customers who lack expertise in silicon photonics. Additionally, we license access to a Process Design Kit (PDK) for customers to create their own PASICs. The intellectual property (IP) required to do this now includes over 350 patents and growing.

“OpenLight’s platform enables companies to design and manufacture at scale, which is crucial as the industry faces increasing demand in markets such as data centers, AI/ML, and high-performance computing (HPC). Our technology also enhances the performance, scalability, and manufacturability of critical photonic components, including waveguides, splitters, modulators, and photodetectors.”

The article goes on to look at how OpenLight meets customer needs for reliability and scalability; the license-based business model giving open access to its PDK; the 800G solutions offered; and its expanding, 1.6T CWDM portfolio.

Read the full article...

More Press releases

OpenLight Introduces 3.2T DR8 Silicon Photonics PICs as well as 1.6T  DR8 LRO and LPO Variants
Mar 2026

OpenLight Introduces 3.2T DR8 Silicon Photonics PICs as well as 1.6T DR8 LRO and LPO Variants

First 3.2T DR8 prototype photonic integrated circuits  ( PICs) have been sampled to multiple transceiver manufacturersFirst orders received for 1.6T…

OpenLight Introduces 3.2T DR8 Silicon Photonics PICs as well as 1.6T DR8 LRO and LPO Variants
OpenLight offers silicon photonics process design kit
Dec 2022

OpenLight offers silicon photonics process design kit

OpenLight’s process design kit (PDK) is now generally available for those interested in designing photonic integrated circuits (PICs) using…

OpenLight offers silicon photonics process design kit
Dr. Steven Alleston discusses ‘Heterogeneous Integration in Silicon Photonics’ at Optica's online meeting.
Jan 2026

Dr. Steven Alleston discusses ‘Heterogeneous Integration in Silicon Photonics’ at Optica's online meeting.

Join us for the OpenLight sponsored, Optica Online Industry Meeting, where Dr. Steven Alleston, Director of Business Development, and other leading…

Dr. Steven Alleston discusses ‘Heterogeneous Integration in Silicon Photonics’ at Optica's online meeting.