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SP Confidential
Why light is the key enabler for so
many emerging technologies
Photonic Integration Conference
Eindhoven
September 23rd, 2015
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From Electronics to Photonics!
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Smart Photonics
We make the difference!
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SMART Photonics B.V.
Founded in 2012
Product offering; Pure Play Foundry Services for
III-V Photonic components
Operational since September 2012
Strategic “knowledge” partnership with
Technical University Eindhoven
Located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands,
heart of the Photonics Delta
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Offering and success factors We offer InP processing services for
Photonic components like Lasers (Communication/ Health Care/Sensors),
Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), Laser arrays
We control all processes & tools key to create photonic
componentsEpitaxial growth, Etching (ICP and wet), Unique lithography capabilities
Lapping and polishing
Processing knowledge and experience is our key asset!DFB, EML, QCL, PICs….
We are Independent No own products or product IP, customer IP is safe with us!
Tools, Knowledge, Experience, Independency!SP Confidential 4
The Services• Processing services
– Individual process steps
• Epitaxial growth
• All processing steps– Incl. unique Litho capabilities!
• Lapping & Polishing
• POC services (Full semiconductor process)
• Active components on InP (Lasers, Sensors, SOA’s)
• MPW-runs on InP (PICs)
• Pilot- and Full- production services
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• SMART Photonics @High Tech Campus– 350m2 cleanroom
• Production:– a.o ICP, PECVD, RIE
– 110m2 cleanroom
• Epitaxy:– MOVPE Multi wafer reactor
• Measurement room
• SMART Photonics @NanoLabcleanroom Eindhoven– Fully equipped III-V facility
– Dedicated III-V equipment• ASML PAS 5500/1100 Scanner
• ASML PAS 5000/45 Stepper
• Monitored processes
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Production facilities
25/09/2015
New production cleanroom
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Nothing will be the same.
Experience the next revolution in
technology!
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shallow SOA
shallow passive
deep passive
Active-isolation-
passive-active
Waveguides.
SMART Photonics PIC platform
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Monolithically integrate
photonic components on InP
Low threshold access
• Access via MPW shuttles:
– Cost sharing (multiple users/wafer)
– Regular scheduled MPW runs
• Quarterly
• Design kit/ software available
– Phoenix Software
– Design support
– Training for new designers
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MPW participants
• Good mix of academic and industrial research
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Some examples
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2.5GHz Mode-locked laser
RF structures
Wavelength meterFiber sensor readouts
Reflective modulatorTuneable laser
Example: 2.5 GHz Mode locked laser
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Design and analysis by COBRA: Saeed Tahvili and Sylwester Latkowski
• Building blocks:
• 36 mm(!) cavity
• Long passive waveguides
• SOA
• Saturable absorber
• Electro-optic phasemodulators
Optical spectrum: peaks spaced 2.5GHz
Frequency comb generation for gas
detection
Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Gen4
Low-loss
waveguides
Spotsize
converters
Polarization
handling
DBR gratings on
scanner
High speed
40GHz modulator
Optimized
photodetector
10GHz modulator High speed
40GHz
photodetector
2015
Pre-production
MPW access
Engineering
PDK development
Pre-production Engineering
PDK development
2016
Production Process development
Pre-production
MPW access
2017Engineering
PDK development
2018 Pre-production
MPW access
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Development of new building blocks
Roadmap
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Semiconductors
Have changed the World!
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Semiconductors
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– 40’s and 50’s: Pioneering with Si and
Silicon comes to Silicon Valley
– 60’s: First commercial IC’s (flipflop)
Moore’s Law, Bell labs, IBM and Intel
– 70’s: Digital age, microprocessors,
Memory, Apple
– 1981: My first home computer (ZX81)
– 1993: First Pentium processor introduced
– 1999: Black Berry introduced
– 2011: Smartphones/ Tablets
1975
4-Bit CPU
1976
Ansoff
Product
development Diversification
Market penetration Market development
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
Semiconductors
Same functionality at smaller
footprint
(Miniaturization)
Militairy applications
Radio
TV
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
SemiconductorsImproved functionality
(Digitalization)
High tech equipment
Calculator
Color TV
Digital Phones
Same functionality at smaller
footprint
(Miniaturization)
Militairy applications
Radio
TV
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
SemiconductorsImproved functionality
(Digitalization)
High tech equipment
Calculator
Color TV
Digital Phones
Same functionality at smaller
footprint
(Miniaturization)
Militairy applications
Radio
TV
More functionality at reduced
footprint
(Computirization)
Aviation/ Space applications
Games
Mobile Phones
Computers
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
SemiconductorsImproved functionality
(Digitalization)
High tech equipment
Calculator
Color TV
Digital Phones
Moore’s law
(Communization)
Notebooks
Tablets
Smart phones
Google/ Facebook
Same functionality at smaller
footprint
(Miniaturization)
Militairy applications
Radio
TV
More functionality at reduced
footprint
(Computirization)
Aviation/ Space applications
Games
Mobile Phones
Computers
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
Semiconductors Changed the World– The internet
– New markets (Software, Computer)
– New products (Cell Phones, Tablets)
– Some of the largest companies in the world today (Google,
Facebook)
– New verbs, language and manners
New, better, faster….
Less, more, higher, lower……
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Semiconductors have been and still are
enabling the future!
Don’t forget
'I think there is a
world market for
about five computers’Remark attributed to Thomas
J. Watson (Chairman of the
Board of International
Business Machines), 1943"
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Integrated Photonics
on InP
A key enabling technology!
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Integrated Photonics on InP
Same functionality at smaller
footprint
(Miniaturization)
High tech applications
Sensing
Telecom/ Datacom
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
Integrated Photonics on InPImproved functionality at
smaller footprint
(Diversification)
High tech applications
Equipment
Telecom/Datacom
Medical systems
Same functionality at smaller
footprint
(Miniaturization)
High tech applications
Sensing
Telecom/ Datacom
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
Integrated Photonics on InPImproved functionality at
smaller footprint
(Diversification)
High tech applications
Equipment
Telecom/Datacom
Medical systems
Same functionality at smaller
footprint
(Miniaturization)
High tech applications
Sensing
Telecom/ Datacom
More and better functionality at
reduced footprint
(Computirization)
Aviation/ Space applications
Games
Automotive
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
Integrated Photonics on InPImproved functionality at
smaller footprint
(Diversification)
High tech applications
Equipment
Telecom/Datacom
Medical systems?
Same functionality at smaller
footprint
(Miniaturization)
High tech applications
Sensing
Telecom/ Datacom
More functionality at reduced
footprint
(Computirization)
Aviation/ Space applications
Games
Mobile Phones
Computers
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Existing
Existing
New
New
Product
Market
The opportunity
• Photonics/PIC’s market
– The market for PIC’s is expected to evolve like IC’s,
• not expected to get the same size.
• Existing photonic applications
– Replacing current photonic applications for smaller, better, faster
and cheaper PIC’s can create leading positions
• New products in known markets
– PIC’s with new functionality can create new products for known
applications
• New products in new markets
– PIC’s with new functionality can create new products which can
create new markets
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Integrated Photonics, a key enabler for you!
Thanks
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