PIXAPP Pre-commercial runs: call for proposals

PIXAPP is pleased to announce a call for proposals to support companies develop scalable packaging solutions for their new photonic-based products. Proposals submitted will be reviewed by an internal PIXAPP technical panel, with the expectation to start approved projects in Q1-2021. Click HERE for the main proposal selection criteria and to register for the Pre-Proposal […]

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PIXAPP at AngelTech Live II

PIXAPP will be present at AngelTech Live II taking place on 2 November. PIXAPP will be presented together with the other Pilot Lines in Photonics. The European ecosystem in PICs will be identified including design houses, foundries, and packaging and testing capabilities. Moreover, we will present the progress made by this community and lead by […]

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PIXAPP at EPIC OTM on Free Space Optical Communication and LiFi

PIXAPP will be present at the EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Free Space Optical Communication and LiFi on 26 October from 15:00 to 17:00 CET. Free space optical communication technologies are key for several applications such as communications between spacecraft, satellite constellation, security applications, metro-network extensions and backhaul. All the stakeholder of the value chain […]

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PIXAPP launches new prototype packaging platforms for early-stage photonic device test and evaluation

Cork, Ireland, Oct. 1st – PIXAPP, the world’s first open-access Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Assembly and Packaging Pilot line, today announced the introduction of two new prototype packaging platforms to enable the early-stage testing and evaluation of integrated photonic devices. The PIXAPP Grating Coupler Based Generic Packages (PIXAPP-GCP-10 and PIXAPP-GCP-100) are now available to users that […]

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PIXAPP at EPIC OTM on New Pluggable Transceivers

PIXAPP participated in the EPIC Online Technology Meeting on New Pluggable Transceivers on 8 September 2020. Manufacturing, cost reduction, and reduction of heat generated were hot topics discussed at the meeting. PIXAPP can help companies to develop standard processes for optical and thermal packaging, helping to ramp the volumes in the most cost-effective way. To […]

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PIXAPP at EPIC OTM on Co-packaged Optics

Peter O’Brien participated in the EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Co-packaged Optics on 8 June 2020. There were interesting discussions with the key players of the industry about grating vs. edge coupling, standards and automation processes such as passive vs active alignment for the ramp-up volumes. You can watch the full discussion HERE.

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