Design for Testing in Photonics

The concept of “design for testing” is key to standardizing the testing process for PICs. In essence, it involves designers factoring in test requirements and restrictions from the very beginning of the PIC design process. However, putting this concept into practice can be challenging. Aligning the requirements of foundries with those of testing partners often introduces potential pitfalls.

Join us for a webinar where Luceda Photonics and VLC Photonics will showcase how the understanding of “design for test” and Test Design Kits (TDKs) can support PIC designers in preparing their layouts for standardized, automated testing — reducing risks, shortening development cycles, and lowering costs.

Luceda Photonics will discuss the enablement of a streamlined design-for-test workflow through its platform, helping PIC designers incorporate testability from the start. By supporting Test Design Kits (TDKs), the Luceda platform allows designers to work with test-specific building blocks, apply layout rules, and ensure their circuits are ready for efficient, standardized testing. This approach helps align designs with the requirements of test partners and reduces the risk of costly design iterations later in the process.

VLC Photonics will then present their outsourced photonic design and test services and explain the importance of layout rules for successful testing. They will share their experience as a test house implementing Luceda's TDKs for their characterization activities and demonstrate how this approach accelerates the design iterations from fabrication to measurement.

By the end of this session, you'll have a thorough understanding of how to design PICs with testing in mind, how to leverage Luceda TDKs for streamlined workflows, and how to reduce risks, costs, and time-to-market for your PIC development projects by using VLC Photonics services.

Register now to discover how design for testing can help streamline your PIC design process and why testing should be a key part of it from the start!