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GlobalFoundries® Silicon Photonics 9WG

Description

The GlobalFoundries® (GF) silicon photonics (SiPh) foundry portfolio is designed to help you deliver more data faster, farther and more efficiently than traditional CMOS technologies. 9WG is an industry-first SiPh foundry solution. Built on a 90 nm SOI platform, the offering enables you to leverage high-volume manufacturing along with advanced processing and controls that utilize proven CMOS manufacturing methodologies and infrastructure.

CMC Microsystems offers access to GlobalFoundries technologies via its cost-shared multi-project wafer runs.

Process Overview

  • Monolithic integration of 90 nm SOI CMOS library with a broad photonic device library
  • Starting SOI substrate: 2 µm BOX, 170 nm SOI for CMOS and photonic devices
  • Ge EPI integration coupled into SOI WG
  • 48 mask levels. 40 mask levels with hybrid option (photonics only)
  • 7 BEOL levels. 6 Cu, 1 AL.
  • Far-BEOL V-groove integration for fibre attach

Applications

The GF SiPh portfolio is optimized to help you take optical communications to the next level across a range of evolving and emerging applications:

  • 5G backhaul/front haul (1310/1550 nm wavelength)
  • Short reach, intra data center (1310 nm wavelength)
  • Datacenter interconnect (1550 nm wavelength)
  • Chip-to-chip interconnect (1310 nm wavelength)
  • Metro telecom (1550 nm wavelength)
  • Long haul telecom (1550 nm wavelength)
  • Automotive (1310 nm wavelength)

Features

  • SOI substrate
  • Far-BEOL V-groove for fibre attach
  • 1P7M
  • LVT

Design Kits and Libraries

90SIPH-9WG, includes:

  • photonic element library
  • electronic element library
  • bondpad

Pricing

List Price
Price for Subscribers

Dedicated runs only. Contact fab@cmc.ca.

Dedicated runs only. Contact fab@cmc.ca.

Licensing

Contact licensing@cmc.ca.

The trademarks “GlobalFoundries” and the GlobalFoundries logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of GlobalFoundries Inc.

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