Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Foundry Services by CSEM

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CSEM is the pioneer of industrial-grade TFLN PIC technology with a robust PDK and 150 mm wafer process. New: Customer-facing TFLN-PIC foundry services are now operated via CSEM spin-off CCRAFT, ensuring global scalability.

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) manufactured in 150 mm wafer-scale process.
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CSEM is the pioneer of industrial-grade Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology, supported by a robust process design kit (PDK) and a 150 mm wafer-scale workflow for design, manufacturing, and testing.

To accelerate global adoption, customer-facing TFLN PIC foundry services — including design, wafer processing, PDK access, prototyping, and volume production — are now operated by CCRAFT, a CSEM spin-off created to scale this breakthrough technology while leveraging CSEM’s processes and know-how.

CSEM continues to drive photonics innovation through research collaborations, system demonstrators, and advanced development services across optical and microtechnology platforms beyond TFLN. For photonics R&D, integration expertise, or collaborative innovation, our team remains ready to engage.

Learn how Miraex leveraged our TFLN foundry services for breakthrough photonics solutions.

Schedule of the MPW RUNs operated by CSEM

CSEM had been offering regular MPW runs for several years prior to the launch of CCRAFT as a spin-off for industrial offerings. This activity provided substantial feedback from partners and customers, enabling the progressive development of both the technology and the service offering.

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TFLN PIC manufacturing is now handled by our spin-off company CCRAFT, which continues the service with enhanced capabilities and regular Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) schedules.

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CSEM’s ongoing technology and R&D role

While CCRAFT manages operational foundry services, we continue to advance the integrated photonic platforms with process innovation, device integration, and application-specific development. We collaborate with industry and academia to push photonic performance limits and explore novel architectures for telecom, quantum, datacom, and sensing applications.

CSEM focuses on:

  • Advancing the integrated photonic and MEMS platforms through process innovation and integration of novel devices.
  • Developing next-generation photonic components for telecom, datacom, quantum, and sensing applications.
  • Building system demonstrators to validate new architectures and enable rapid adoption.
  • Collaborating with academia and industry to explore novel applications.
  • Providing integration support for hybrid and heterogeneous photonic systems.
Multiple 5x5 mm² chips fabricated on CSEM's TFLN PIC platform.

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Meet our happy customers

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Mikkel Heuck

Forschungswissenschaftler Quantenphotonik-Labor

Wir unterstützen nachdrücklich die Bemühungen des CSEM, eine Wafer-Produktion für integrierte Lithiumniobat-Photonik aufzubauen, da wir glauben, dass dies sowohl für die Industrie als auch für die Wissenschaft von grosser Bedeutung sein wird. Wir schätzen uns glücklich, uns hier frühzeitig beteiligen und mit dem CSEM zu einem Zeitpunkt zusammenarbeiten zu können, da das CSEM seine Möglichkeiten ausbaut, wodurch wir unsere Forschung im Bereich der integrierten Quantenphotonik beschleunigen können.

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Richard Phelan

Leiter Laserentwicklung

Wir haben mehrere Projekte mit dem CSEM abgewickelt, im Rahmen derer wir unsere Halbleiterlaserprodukte erheblich weiterentwickeln und uns neue kommerzielle Möglichkeiten im Bereich der Laser mit geringer Linienbreite für Lidar-Anwendungen eröffnen konnten. In intensiven Gesprächen mit den Spezialisten des CSEM gewannen wir viele neue Ideen und wertvolles Feedback für verschiedene Anwendungen wie Metrologie und Sensorik.

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Augustinas Vizbaras

Technischer Leiter

Das CSEM hat ein detailliertes Verständnis und fundiertes Wissen in der Verwendung optischer Systeme zur Messung von Vitalparametern. Wir konnten dieses Know-how auf unseren Anwendungsfall anwenden und so unsere OptiBP-Software und das globale Management des Bluthochdrucks entscheidend verbessern.