ARMONK, N.Y. and ALBANY, N.Y., April 24,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and AIM Photonics, The
American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics, an
institute of Manufacturing USA,
today announced a patent and intellectual property licensing
agreement and confirmed IBM has joined the AIM Photonics
consortium, which seeks to advance integrated photonic circuit
manufacturing and technology development.
The collaboration between IBM and AIM Photonics is expected to
provide a path for the development of new technologies and products
that will further solidify the consortium's position in the
integrated photonics manufacturing ecosystem.
Additionally, the intellectual property licensing agreement with
IBM will help AIM Photonics establish standard processes in the
development of silicon photonics assemblies, such as couplings for
communication signals and light sources. Industry and academic AIM
Photonics members will access these technologies through a process
design kit (PDK) and prototype development at the Rochester Test
Assembly and Packaging (TAP) facility and the 300mm chip facility
at SUNY Poly's Albany campus.
"Adding IBM as a member of AIM Photonics not only significantly
strengthens this outstanding institute, but highlights the momentum
the Finger Lakes region is experiencing in the high tech sector,"
said John Maggiore, New York State photonics board of officers
chairman. "This announcement further validates the importance of
this institute and the goals it has set out to achieve."
Through its membership, IBM will contribute to the development
of AIM Photonics' advanced integrated silicon photonics technology,
packaging services, and other future offerings to make advanced
technology available to AIM Photonics members and the wider
technical community. IBM, together with the other industry partners
and the affiliated universities, will play a significant role to
direct advanced research activities of AIM Photonics towards new
products.
"Today's announcement furthers New
York State's global leadership in developing next-generation
integrated silicon photonics technologies," said Dr. Michael Liehr, AIM Photonics CEO and SUNY Poly
Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology and Vice
President of Research. "Working side by side with IBM
photonic PIC and packaging experts is a significant milestone for
AIM Photonics as we continue to advance our capabilities and
prepare the TAP facility."
IBM recently delivered a presentation at an AIM Photonics
Technology summit during The Optical Networking and Communication
Conference & Exhibition (OFC) in Los
Angeles, California. Dr. Wilfried
Haensch discussed "Advanced optical packaging for
Integrated Silicon Photonics" to over 100 conference
attendees.
AIM Photonics is part of the overall Finger Lakes Forward
revitalization effort—the region's strategic plan for economic
growth, which places an emphasis on the industry cluster of optics,
photonics and imaging to realize the region's full potential and
act as a core driver of jobs and output growth. One of AIM
Photonics' primary goals is to make Rochester a technology hub for silicon
photonics manufacturing and packaging, generating both growth and
job opportunities for the city of Rochester, Monroe
County, and the State as a whole.
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Research has defined the future of information technology with more
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Scientists from IBM Research have produced six Nobel Laureates, a
U.S. Presidential medal of Freedom, 10 U.S. National Medals of
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Awards, 19 inductees in the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and
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