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9TH EUROPRACTICE PHOTONICINTEGRATED CIRCUIT TRAINING

WHY PARTICIPATEThe use of CMOS fabrication technology has led to the spectacular miniaturization of photonic circuits and resulted large scale integration of photonic components at chip level – called Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). PICs have ushered in numerous chipbased applications in the domains of communications, sensing and detection - key markets for the Internet of Things (IoT). Slated to exceed US$ 1.5 billion by 2022, the PIC market is steadily growing.

One key reason for this trend is that the concepts of fabless manufacturing and multi-project-wafer (MPW) services are now widely available for PICs, for various base materials. Furthermore, low-cost access to generic fabrication processes for rapid prototyping and low volume production has shifted the emphasis to design innovation. PIC foundries offer Process Design Kits (PDKs) to support simulations, designing and layouting. As a result, Photonics Design Automation (PDA) is gaining prominence in facilitating design flows.

This training course aims to give a jump-start on PIC technology from a fabless manufacturing perspective by providing

• Technology overview - through one day of seminar sessions conducted by experts from the PIC industry and academia, and

• Design overview- through two days of hands-on training on PDA tools from Luceda Photonics, CST and Mentor Graphics.

The structure and content of this training encompasses various aspects of PIC technology – physics of basic building blocks, systems and sub-systems, applications, simulations, designing, mask layout, fabrication and packaging platforms and their access routes. It is intended that the training will help the trainees to gain a background on PIC technology, and its academic and industrial

4-6 April 2018eco-system. After the hands-on sessions, the trainees should be able to understand the PIC design flow and be able to perform basic simulations, designing and generations of mask layouts.

More details about the training on next page.

WHO SHOULD ATTENDThis training is suitable for academic and industrial participants alike. A background in photonics is useful but not necessary. Participants can either attend only the first part of the training (seminars) for one day, or they can attend the complete training for three days (seminars + hands-on). WHY IMEC ACADEMYImec academy acts as the learning lever for both imec own employees and the local and international industry and academia. We strive to educate, develop and inspire individuals and groups to empower them to stay successful in their research and development: learning for excellence. Our unique high-tech environment and our international top talent enable us to combine advanced world-class expertise with hands-on applications in the domains in which imec excels.

LECTURING TEAMThis training is conducted by lecturers and trainers from the key players of the ecosystem. For this edition, hands-on training will mainly be provided by Luceda Photonics. Following is the list of organizations whose speakers are expected to teach the seminar sessions: imec (Belgium), Ghent University / ePIXfab (Belgium), STFC (UK), Tyndall National Institute (Ireland), Lumerical (Canada), LioniX International (Netherlands), Bright Photonics (Netherlands), and Luceda Photonics (Belgium).

IC SOC PCB DESIGN

PIC TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW (SEMINARS)

WELCOME NOTE ADIL MASOOD (IMEC) PIC TUTORIAL DRIES VAN THOURHOUT (GHENT UNIVERSITY/EPIXFAB)

COFFEE BREAK

EUROPRACTICE & PHOTONICS MPW NICHOLAS WYN OWEN (STFC) & ADIL MASOOD (IMEC)

PIC DESIGN OVERVIEW PIERRE WAHL (LUCEDA PHOTONICS) LUNCH

PIC PACKAGING SOLUTIONS PADRAIC MORRISSEY (TYNDALL NATIONAL INSTITUTE) IMEC SILICON PHOTONICS PLATFORM TBA(IMEC)

09.00 - 09.10

10.40 -10.50

10.50 - 11.20

12.00 - 13.00

WED 04.04.18

WHY PARTICIPATE (CONTINUED)The training is structured in two parts:

• The first part, running for a full day, is seminar-based and focuses on the basics of PICs and the value chain of their fabless and MPW fabrication and packaging within different material platforms. This part is ideal for those who are seeking an essential introduction of PIC technology and routes to access it.

• The second part, running over two days, focuses on design flow through intensive hands-on training on some of the leading PDA tools and learn the use of PDKs. This part, as a supplement to the first part, is intended for those who are interested in learning the practical implementation of PDA.

Participants, depending on their requirements, can either attend only the first part of the training for one day, or they can attend the complete training for three days. The first part of the training, seminar sessions, starts with a tutorial on PIC components and their basic physics by UGent / ePIXfab. After this, the role of Europractice and photonics MPWs are explained by imec and STFC. Design flow for PIC will be overviewed by Luceda Photonics. This will be followed by a session on PIC packaging solutions by Tyndall National Institute. Next three sessions will cover PIC foundries and their platforms for Silicon Photonics, by imec, and Silicon Nitride Photonics, by LioniX International and imec. Lumerical will address a session on PIC simulation and Bright Photonics will cover challenges in PIC designing.

The second part of the training, hands-on training, covers practical implementation of PIC component and circuit design, physical simulations, layouting, and a discussion of PDKs. Hands-on training is mainly provided by Luceda Photonics on the following tools:

• IPKISS.eda & IPKISS.flow (Luceda Photonics)

• CST Studio Suite (CST)

• Tanner L-Edit (Mentor Graphics)

This covers the complete PIC design flow, from integrated photonics simulations, circuit simulations, process visualization to mask layout.Furthermore, there is a tour of imec’s 300mm cleanroom at the end of the training. This training also provides participants with an excellent opportunity for networking with technology providers and design experts.

13.00 - 13.40

09.10 - 10.40

11.20 - 12.00

13.40 - 14.20

PIC SIMULATION GREG BAETHGE (LUMERICAL)

CHALLENGES IN PIC DESIGN TBA (BRIGHT PHOTONICS)

PIC DESIGN OVERVIEW (HANDS-ON) GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO IPKISS RUPING CAO (LUCEDA PHOTONICS)

COMPONENT DESIGN USING IPKISS.EDA & L-EDIT RUPING CAO (LUCEDA PHOTONICS)

COFFEE BREAK

COMPONENT DESIGN USING IPKISS.EDA & L-EDIT RUPING CAO (LUCEDA PHOTONICS)

LUNCH COMPONENT DESIGN USING IPKISS.FLOW & CST RUPING CAO (LUCEDA PHOTONICS)

COFFEE BREAK

COMPONENT DESIGN USING IPKISS.FLOW & CST RUPING CAO (LUCEDA PHOTONICS)

THU 05.04.18

15.00 - 15.10

LIONIX SILICON NITRIDE PHOTONICS PLATFORM TBA (LIONIX INTERNATIONAL)

COFFEE BREAK IMEC SILICON NITRIDE PHOTONICS PLATFORM TBA (IMEC)

15.10 - 15.50

09.00 - 09.40

10.40 - 10.50

10.50 - 12.00

15.00 - 15.15

15.15 - 17.00

14.20 - 15.00

15.50 - 16.30

16.30 - 17.10

09.40 - 10.40

12.00 - 13.00

13.00 - 15.00

FRI 06.04.18 PIC DESIGN OVERVIEW (HANDS-ON)

CIRCUIT DESIGN USING IPKISS.FLOW RUPING CAO (LUCEDA PHOTONICS)

COFFEE BREAK

CIRCUIT DESIGN USING IPKISS.FLOW RUPING CAO (LUCEDA PHOTONICS)

LUNCH

AWG DESIGN WITH FILTER TOOLBOX RUPING CAO (LUCEDA PHOTONICS)

PIC LAYOUT VERIFICATION ADIL MASOOD (IMEC)

COFFEE BREAK

IMEC’S 300MM CLEANROOM TOUR ADIL MASOOD (IMEC)

09.00 - 10.40

10.50 - 12.00

12.00 - 13.00

13.00 - 14.20

14.20 - 15.00

15.00 - 15.15

15.15 - 17.00

10.40 - 10.50

PROGRAM SUMMARY

PIC Technology Overview (seminar sessions):

• 4th of April (Wednesday), 2018. From 09.00 to 17.10

PIC Design Overview (hands-on training sessions):

• 5th of April (Thursday), 2018. From 09.00 to 17.00

• 6th of April (Friday), 2018. From 09.00 to 16.00

LOCATION The training will take place at imec headquarter located in Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium. The

participants must report at the imec tower reception, located at:

Remisebosweg 1,

3001 Heverlee, Belgium

For more details on how to reach imec tower, click here: www.imec-int.com/en/connect-

with-us/imec-belgium .

PC REQUIREMENT Participants are required to bring their own PC, with administrative rights, for the training.

Instructions to install software will be sent to them after registration.

Minimum requirements:

• Operating systems: Microsoft Windows 7 or newer (64 bit OS)

• 2 GB RAM memory

• 1 free USB port (if you have a USB license dongle)

CATERING Registration for the training also involves sandwich lunches as well as coffee and

refreshments.

CONTACT For more information, please feel free to visit us on www.imecacademy.be , or contact us

on academy@imec.be .

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