Synopsys Releases Enhanced Photonic Integrated Circuit Design Automation

Synopsys' PhoeniX OptoDesigner 5.2 Adds Photonic Filter Synthesis and Auto-Routing

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Mar. 13, 2018 – Highlights:

• Adds overall performance improvements and new functionality
• Synthesizes photonic wavelength filters based on user-specified filter response
• Automatically routes phase-insensitive waveguides and metal connections

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today made available version 5.2 of its PhoeniX OptoDesigner design solution. The latest release of OptoDesigner adds overall performance improvements and new functionality to the industry's standard software for photonic integrated circuit (PIC) layout and verification.

"This first release of OptoDesigner after Synopsys acquired PhoeniX Software represents the beginning of our efforts to raise photonic design to higher levels of abstraction while adding more automation," said Tom Walker, group director of R&D for Synopsys' Optical Solutions Group. "Both of these factors are important for enabling a wider range of designers to create custom photonic integrated circuit designs."