Synopsis design tools available for PhotonDelta partners

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Integrated Photonics is a key technology that will enable many innovations in the coming years. In a series of 5 articles, we look back on the Photonics PIC Summit Europe. Read the other articles, once published, here.

All PhotonDelta partners will have access to the design tools of Synopsys Inc to accelerate innovation and commercial success. The mutual collaboration, which is especially beneficial to photonics startups, was agreed upon during the PIC Summit Europe, held on November 8 and 9 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. 

Details of the collaboration have not been disclosed, but will be shared with PhotonDelta partners via a webinar that will be announced soon. 

In recent years, under the leadership of PhotonDelta, a solid foundation has been laid under the Dutch integrated photonics ecosystem. Read all about the applications here.

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Synopsys is a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA), semiconductor IP, and application security testing tools and services. The partnership with PhotonDelta aims at educating, training, and supporting photonic chip startups and providing access to Synopsys’ industry-leading Photonic IC, Digital, and Analog design solutions. The shared goal and vision of accelerating the adoption of photonic IC technology is the driver behind this new partnership.

As an ecosystem that researches, designs, develops and manufactures solutions with integrated photonics technology, PhotonDelta’s mission is to strengthen and expand the PIC value chain. By enabling a world-class infrastructure with state-of-the-art design tools and flows, this collaboration will foster the start-up ecosystem and help them scale up.

Ewit Roos, PhotonDelta: “With this collaboration, we can further strengthen our ecosystem. Synopsis is an important organization that can help speed up the growth of the photonics industry. Their willingness to partner up with PhotonDelta is especially beneficial to all the startups in our network. It’s an incredibly nice contribution by Synopsys to support startups in their role to help accelerate the growth of the industry.”

Twan Korthorst, Group Director of Synopsys Photonic Solutions: “We are happy to reinforce our role in the PhotonDelta ecosystem. Our industry needs more startups and we need to make them stronger. For Synopsis, startups are always very important, so we are more than willing to offer them the use of Synopsys tools at very attractive conditions.”

PIC Summit Europe 2022 is a new congress, one of two photonic chip conferences in Europe and will return annually. It is expected to take place again next year in November. PhotonDelta is the lead organizer of the congress; the program was set up together with the Eindhoven University of Technology and IPSR-I.