An opening accessible photonic integrated circuit (PIC) foundry process targeting quantum system requirements must enable qubits to be implemented across various frequencies, from the UV to the infared. This packaged quantum photonic system features low-loss visible optical and electrical input/output. Photo Credit: AIM Photonics.
Photonics Spectra Magazine
Manufacturing, Photonics
An Openly Accessible Foundry Process Aims to Accelerate Quantum Commercial Realities
The Quantum Flex Platform will become the first accessible 300-mm platform developed for quantum systems.

Considerable advancements during the last decade have begun to reveal the critical role of integrated photonics for the successful construction and scaling of quantum systems. Broadly, these industry- and R&D-led efforts are defining the...

Smart Industry
Biomanufacturing, Fabrics, Facilities, Manufacturing, Materials, Photonics, Workforce
How Collaborative Manufacturing Facilities are Impacting Industry’s Future

Manufacturing keeps evolving—and the facilities that house manufacturing in the U.S. are also changing and innovating. Given that 54% of domestic R&D occurred in manufacturing in 2021, according to the National Science Foundation, it makes sense for industrial facilities to be the places that enable experimentation and encourage product development...

Manufacturing
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Next Phase for Over $5 Billion in CHIPS R&D Investments, Including the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC)

Today, leaders from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Energy; and the National Science Foundation; and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) gathered at the White House to announce over $5 billion in expected investment in the CHIPS R&D program, including the National...

SME
Manufacturing
Meet the Modern Makers Who Help Power the Manufacturing USA Network

They are 16 creators at heart. One creates automation systems for manufacturers. Another designs software for photonics. One helps create high-tech careers in robotics, another in cybersecurity, and a third in the emerging field of remanufacturing. One went to prison and turned his life around to make a six-figure salary in CNC machining.

Several...

Optics.org
Innovation, Manufacturing, Photonics
AIM Photonics' test, assembly, and packaging site 'ready to roll'

A cutting-edge multi-project wafer (MPW) facility at AIM Photonics , a Manufacturing USA institute, in Rochester, New York, is nearly ready to roll.

Officials said last week that the delayed Test, Assembly, and Packaging (TAP) site will begin services for customers next month. The TAP facility is a core element of the $600 million-plus silicon...