Smart Photonics BV

SMART Photonics builds chips that use light instead of electrons, so information can move faster and with far less power. It describes itself as an independent pure-play Indium Phosphide (InP) foundry dedicated to making integrated photonics accessible at scale, helping innovators transform photonic designs into reliable, manufacturable products through high-volume manufacturing and advanced photonic integration. The company operates an open foundry model in which customers retain full ownership of their intellectual property, and it reports 50+ proprietary building blocks in its PDK, 100+ patents, and 4" & 6" InP high-volume production.

SMART Photonics builds chips that use light instead of electrons, so information can move faster and with far less power. The company states that it exists to change the growing energy demand of moving data, and that by turning photonics into a reliable manufacturing platform, it makes it possible to scale new technologies without scaling their energy cost the same way. It describes itself as an independent pure-play Indium Phosphide (InP) foundry dedicated to making integrated photonics accessible at scale, helping innovators transform photonic designs into reliable, manufacturable products through high-volume manufacturing and advanced photonic integration. It operates an open foundry model that enables customers to leverage advanced manufacturing infrastructure while maintaining full control of their products and intellectual property.

An independent pure-play Indium Phosphide (InP) foundry operating an open foundry model, manufacturing photonic chips exclusively for customers based on their designs.

• Photonic chips

  Chips that use light instead of electrons, so information can move faster and with far less power.

• Indium Phosphide (InP) chips

  Independent high-volume InP chips with full integration of active and passive components on a single chip.

• Process Design Kit (PDK)

  A design platform with 50+ proprietary building blocks in the PDK.

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