Introducing PhotonForge: The End-to-End Platform for Fabrication-Aware Photonic Integrated Circuit Design
Flexcompute announces PhotonForge, a groundbreaking photonic design automation platform that unifies the entire Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) development process into one seamless environment. With the rise of photonics as the solution to communication bottlenecks in modern data centers, PhotonForge offers an integrated solution to meet the industry’s most pressing challenges.
Computing power has skyrocketed by 60,000 times in recent years and input/output bandwidth and memory speeds have struggled to keep pace. This has created a performance gap that threatens to stall innovation in AI and large-scale computing. PhotonForge empowers designers to unlock the bandwidth and energy efficiency required for tomorrow’s most demanding applications, paving the way for scalable, efficient, and reliable photonic advancements.
Streamlined End-to-End Workflow for PIC Design
PhotonForge empowers photonic designers by integrating design, optimization, simulation, and fabrication-ready layouts into a seamless interface. With this innovative solution, designers can effortlessly create foundry-ready designs while maintaining the precision and flexibility required in today’s fast-evolving photonics landscape.
PhotonForge addresses a critical challenge in photonics: unifying diverse tools and workflows into a cohesive, end-to-end solution. By leveraging GPU-accelerated, multi-physics solvers and enabling compatibility with foundry Process Design Kits (PDKs), PhotonForge delivers:
- Layout editor
- Device-level simulation (optical, electrical)
- Compact model generation
- Circuit-level simulations
- Signal integrity analysis
This integrated approach reduces tape-out errors, shortens time-to-market, and lowers development costs to accelerate photonic innovation.
“PhotonForge is a groundbreaking solution that redefines photonic device design and automation,” Flexcompute President Vera Yang said. “We are empowering innovators to accelerate design, reduce time-to-market, and unlock new growth.”
Next-Level Performance with GPU-Accelerated Simulations
One of PhotonForge’s most powerful features is its GPU-accelerated multi-physics capabilities. Powered by Flexcompute’s cutting-edge solvers, including FDTD, MODE, RF, and CHARGE, PhotonForge enables simulations up to 500 times faster than traditional methods. This game-changing speed allows designers to explore more possibilities, optimize designs faster, and bring products to market with greater confidence and efficiency.
“The industry’s major players—TSMC, Broadcom, and Intel—are all doubling down on co-packaged optics to turbocharge I/O bandwidth,” said Prashanta Kharel, PhD, Technology Strategist at Flexcompute. “GPU-accelerated computing is the only way to tackle the complex, multi-dimensional problems standing in the way. It’s the future of photonics, and we’re making it happen.”
Pioneering the Future of Photonic Automation
PhotonForge is more than a tool—it’s a platform that empowers designers to push the boundaries of what’s possible in photonics. By combining advanced GPU-accelerated multi-physics simulation technology with an intuitive, unified workflow, it is redefining the future of photonic active device automation and enabling innovation at scale. Learn more.
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