LOS ANGELES\u00a0\u2014 March\u00a016,\u00a02026 \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>NLM\u00a0Photonics<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0completed\u00a0initial\u00a0processing of\u00a0silicon organic hybrid (SOH)\u00a0modulators from a multi-project wafer (MPW) run on\u00a0Tower Semiconductor\u2019s\u00a0PH18M\u00a0silicon photonics platform.\u00a0NLM\u00a0developed and\u00a0performed the oxide open etch\u00a0required\u00a0for the deposition of its patented\u00a0Selerion™-HTX organic electro-optic (OEO) material, encapsulation, poling,\u00a0and crosslinking.\u00a0The results\u00a0prove\u00a0the\u00a0compatibility of\u00a0Tower\u2019s PH18 process with NLM\u2019s patented SOH\u00a0modulator technology\u00a0and will help define the Process Development Kit (PDK) for later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We are encouraged by NLM\u2019s promising results,” said Dr. Ed Preisler, Vice President and General Manager of RF Business Unit, Tower Semiconductor<\/strong>. “Our collaboration with NLM Photonics further validates the strength and versatility of our high-volume silicon photonics platform, demonstrating its ability to incorporate NLM\u2019s SOH modulator technology for our customers to use in next-generation photonic integrated circuits.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Silicon photonic foundries are looking for a path to higher bandwidths, and SOH is a technology gaining interest as a \u2018fab-friendly\u2019 approach,\u201d said Brad Booth, CEO, NLM Photonics<\/strong>. <\/strong>\u201cThe modulators are showing good initial performance, and as we refine the processing to achieve optimal results, we see a clear roadmap to 400G per lane on Tower\u2019s PH18 platform.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n About NLM Photonics<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n NLM Photonics is architecting the future of photonic communications. Enabled by NLM\u2019s Selerion™ family of organic electro-optic material and leveraging standard silicon photonic manufacturing, NLM has created a blueprint for building energy-efficient, high-bandwidth photonic interconnects for data centers, AI infrastructure, and quantum networking. For more information, visit nlmphotonics.com<\/a> or follow us on LinkedIn at nlm-photonics<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Media Contact <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Theo McGillivray <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Results demonstrate versatility of Tower\u2019s PH18 platform to support silicon organic hybrid modulators for next-generation photonic integrated circuits LOS ANGELES\u00a0\u2014 March\u00a016,\u00a02026 \u2014\u00a0NLM\u00a0Photonics\u00a0has\u00a0completed\u00a0initial\u00a0processing of\u00a0silicon organic hybrid (SOH)\u00a0modulators from a multi-project wafer (MPW) run on\u00a0Tower Semiconductor\u2019s\u00a0PH18M\u00a0silicon photonics platform.\u00a0NLM\u00a0developed and\u00a0performed the oxide open etch\u00a0required\u00a0for the deposition of its patented\u00a0Selerion™-HTX organic electro-optic (OEO) material, encapsulation, poling,\u00a0and crosslinking.\u00a0The results\u00a0prove\u00a0the\u00a0compatibility of\u00a0Tower\u2019s PH18 process with NLM\u2019s patented SOH\u00a0modulator […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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