Gent, Belgium – April 23, 2026
Luceda Photonics today announced the availability of a dedicated Design Rule Check (DRC) deck for Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), now part of GlobalFoundries (GF). This release further strengthens Luceda’s focus on streamlining the path from photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design to manufacturing by providing robust, foundry-validated verification tools.
As the world’s first specialty silicon photonics foundry, AMF plays a pivotal role in advancing silicon photonics innovation. With comprehensive manufacturing, prototyping, and testing services supported by continuously evolving Process Design Kits (PDKs), AMF serves key markets including telecom, data centers, LiDAR, and sensing technologies.
Building on a long-standing collaboration with AMF, Luceda has been providing the Luceda PDK for AMF, helping PIC designers simplify and accelerate their design workflows. Luceda now further empowers them with PIC verification through a dedicated Luceda DRC deck for AMF processes, enabling the creation of manufacturable, first-time-right PIC designs.
With the Luceda DRC deck for AMF, users can now validate their PIC designs against the AMF process rule set before submission, significantly increasing confidence in design reliability and manufacturability while reducing iteration cycles through cleaner, pre-verified layouts. At the same time, AMF benefits from automatically validated incoming GDS files that comply with process rules, resulting in higher-quality designs that require less manual review. This streamlined workflow minimizes back-and-forth communication between designers and foundries, ultimately enabling faster, more predictable tape-outs.
“Our goal with Luceda DRC is to eliminate the time-consuming back-and-forth between designers and foundries that delays innovation,” said Chiara Alessandri, Product Manager at Luceda Photonics. “Providing a validated, Luceda-native DRC deck for AMF (GlobalFoundries), one of the top high-volume silicon photonics foundries, is a crucial step towards that goal and towards reliable high-volume manufacturing.”
This collaboration reinforces Luceda’s commitment to strengthening the global silicon photonics ecosystem by bridging the gap between design and fabrication.
The Luceda DRC deck for AMF is now available for all Luceda DRC users. Contact Luceda and AMF today to access the DRC deck and verify your PIC designs before tape-out.
For the most up-to-date list of supported foundry DRC decks, visit: Luceda DRC
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, verify, and optimize PICs, and empowers them to achieve their tape-out quickly, getting their designs right the first time. Luceda Photonics supports access to a wide range of foundry process design kits (PDKs), assembly design kits (ADKs) and test design kits (TDKs), and is active in various application areas, such as the data and telecom market, lidar for self-driving cars, quantum computing, sensing and biosensing, and more. For more information, visit www.lucedaphotonics.com.
About Advanced Micro Foundry (Part of GlobalFoundries)
Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF) Singapore is the world’s first specialty Silicon Photonics foundry. AMF offers a full spectrum of manufacturing, prototyping, and testing services, all supported by proprietary technology platforms. These platforms are enhanced by continuously evolving Process Design Kits (PDKs), which are designed in-house for applications in sectors like Telecom, Data Centers, LiDAR, and Sensors. AMF’s commitment to device innovation and excellence in delivery has been pivotal in the rapid growth of Silicon Photonics products globally. For more information, click here.