We’re opening our Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) process to the photonics community
First tape-out: February 2026.
The technical context
Silicon nitride photonics has been stuck in expensive, low-volume production cycles. Most researchers and companies face ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐+ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐๐ผ-๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ and ๐ฒ-๐ญ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ just to test a design. This kills innovation velocity.
Our MPW service changes that equation:
โ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ-๐ฌ.๐ฌ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐/๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐๐ โ ๐๐๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ (๐ฃ๐๐) for rapid design iteration โ Access to the same ultra-low-loss dispersion controlled platform that delivers ๐ฐ๐ฌ-๐ฑ๐ฌ% ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ in our frequency comb technology
The business impact
This isn’t just about making wafers available. It’s about accelerating the entire silicon nitride ecosystemโfrom 6G optical beamforming to quantum communications to next-generation AI interconnects.
When datacenter operators and telecom infrastructure teams can prototype faster and cheaper, the whole industry moves faster.
Interested in the MPW program or want access to the PDK?
Contact agrabowski@solinide.com or girardi@solinide.com
First tape-out slots are limited.
