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MPW #46 220 nm SOI Passive

CORNERSTONE users are invited to submit designs to MPW #46 220 nm SOI Passive. The sign-up deadline is Wednesday 19th November 2025 . The design submission deadline is Wednesday 10th December 2025 and the design acceptance deadline is Wednesday 7th January 2026. Please be aware that all deadlines end at 13:00 PM UK time.

For more information, full design rules and quick reference design rules, please download the MPW #46 Design Rules documents and the GDSII template files. To help you comply with the design rules, we offer a downloadable design rule check (DRC) checklist.

Design Area [mm²]	11.47 x 4.9	5.5 x 4.9	Delivery Time
Access Cost with Heaters*	£ 19,980	£ 14,700	14 weeks
Access Cost without Heaters*	£ 12,790	£ 8,875	As above
Access cost for First-time SME users and Universities based in UK†	50% off			50% off	As above

*Quoted prices are exclusive of VAT, import duties/customs fees, withholding taxes etc.

†Are you a UK university or new SME user?

All UK universities are eligible for a 50% discount, while UK SMEs may be eligible if they are engaging with CORNERSTONE for the first time.
This discount applies to the cost of this MPW run with support from the CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC) (EP/Z531066/1), funded by UK Research and Innovation. Support will be provided under the Subsidy Control Act (2022) via Minimal Financial Assistance. To be eligible you will need to demonstrate the potential impact of receiving assistance against one or more of the following categories: impact on jobs and skills, access to new technology, accelerating product development. Following submission of your sign-up form, you will receive correspondence with more details of how this support will be provided. For UK companies, the support is only available for first time MPW users with a UK design/development/manufacturing presence and only for prototyping and product development.

To receive Design Rule Check (DRC) feedback from the CORNERSTONE team, users must submit their designs no later than the design submission deadline. Submissions received after the design submission deadline will not be checked against design rules; therefore, any fabrication failures related to design rule violations will be at the users’ own risk. The CORNERSTONE team would be grateful for the opportunity to work with you prior to the submission deadline to ensure your designs pass DRC.

For information about setting up CORNERSTONE as a supplier to your institution, please contact cornerstone@soton.ac.uk

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MPW #47 220 nm SOI Active

CORNERSTONE users are invited to submit designs to MPW #47 220 nm SOI Active. The sign-up deadline is Wednesday 19th November 2025 . The design submission deadline is Wednesday 10th December 2025 and the design acceptance deadline is Wednesday 7th January 2026. Please be aware that all deadlines end at 13:00 PM UK time.

For more information, full design rules and quick reference design rules, please download the MPW #47 Design Rules documents and the GDSII template files. To help you comply with the design rules, we offer a downloadable design rule check (DRC) checklist.

Design Area [mm²]	11.47 x 4.9	5.5 x 4.9	Delivery Time
Access Cost * (Standard)	£57, 420	£34,500	36 weeks
Access cost for First-time SME users and Universities based in UK†	50% off			50% off	As above