Ghent, Belgium, and Madrid, Spain - October 28, 2025
Luceda Photonics and Alcyon Photonics are proud to announce the release of their joint white paper: “Validated Designs for Reliable Photonic Integrated Circuits – Bridging Simulation to Reality: Simulating Spatially Correlated Variation for Predictive PIC Yield Analysis.”
As Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) gain momentum across datacom, telecom, and quantum computing, achieving high-volume manufacturing yield remains one of the greatest challenges. Even minor process variations, such as waveguide roughness or dimensional deviations, can significantly degrade device performance, especially in sensitive structures.
Building on Alcyon Photonics’ passive component library, validated for Tower Semiconductor’s process, this new study demonstrates how applying Luceda’s spatially correlated variation modeling enables designers to predict and optimize PIC yield before tape-out, reducing development cycle time and accelerating time-to-market.
“The integration of Alcyon’s validated design IP with Luceda’s advanced simulation capabilities provides a powerful path toward robust, high-yield PIC development,” said Enrique Frutos, CTO at Alcyon Photonics. “This collaboration illustrates how combining process-aware design with realistic variation modeling bridges the gap between simulation and fabrication.”
“We’re thrilled to see our customers using Luceda’s advanced design platform to translate physical process variation into predictive design insight,” said Martin Fiers, Product Manager at Luceda Photonics. “By capturing spatial correlations, we bring simulation closer to reality - helping our users to build a path towards high volume manufacturing.”
“Integrating Alcyon’s process-validated design IP and Luceda’s simulation expertise with Tower’s industry-leading high-volume SiPho PH18 manufacturing platform, enables the development of next-generation optical interconnects,” said Dr. Samir Chaudhry, Vice President of Customer Design Enablement and Reliability, Tower Semiconductor. “This collaboration highlights how our process maturity and comprehensive design ecosystem uniquely provide scalable, manufacturable solutions that allow customers to move seamlessly from design to volume production.”
The white paper is available for download starting in October 2025.
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About Luceda Photonics
Luceda Photonics is a leading provider of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design software and services. The Luceda Photonics Design Platform enables designers to design, simulate, and optimize photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and empowers photonic designers to quickly achieve their tape-out, getting their designs right the f irst time. For more information, visit www.lucedaphotonics.com.
About Alcyon Photonics
Alcyon Photonics aims to facilitate the adoption of integrated photonics by delivering robust and efficient integrated photonic circuit designs. We help customers shorten their development cycles by providing access to our portfolio of validated IP and through custom developments. We continuously expand our IP portfolio and engage with key silicon photonic foundries to provide comprehensive proposals to customers. Additionally, we make available our capabilities to customers, supporting them in their journey from the initial idea to tape out, working based on our existing portfolio of PICs (PIP cores®), or developing custom solutions. For more information, visit www.alcyonphotonics.com.
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Luceda Photonics
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Alcyon Photonics
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