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220nm SOI Passive MPW #9 for Academia

CORNERSTONE users who are undergraduate (BSc and MSc) and 1st year postgraduate (PhD) students are invited to submit designs to the 220 nm SOI Passive MPW #9. The sign-up deadline is Wednesday 14th October 2026. The design submission deadline is Wednesday 11th November 2026. Please be aware that all deadlines end at 13:00 PM UK time.

Access to fabrication batch is exclusively limited to undergraduate (BSc and MSc) and 1st year postgraduate (PhD) students. Students are advised that they will be provided with a 25 x 33 mm² chip, which will include their individual designs, the contributions of other project partners, and a schematic to clearly identify the location of their specific design.

For more information, full design rules and quick reference design rules, please download the 220nm SOI Passive MPW #9 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]	6 X 3
Access Cost*	£100

*Quoted prices are exclusive of VAT, import duties/customs fees, withholding taxes, and a £25 shipping cost. The shipping cost will be charged only once per batch.

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

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220nm SOI Passive MPW#50

CORNERSTONE users are invited to submit designs to MPW #50 220nm SOI Passive. The sign-up deadline is Wednesday 14th October 2026. The design submission deadline is Wednesday 11th November 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 #50Design Rules documents and the GDSII template files. To help you comply with the design rules, we offer a downloadable design rule check (DRC) checklist.

New for MPW #50:

Graphene Integration

This MPW run will also introduce a new Graphene Integration Beta Service, delivered in partnership with the Cambridge Graphene Centre at the University of Cambridge. The service provides early access to graphene-enabled photonic device fabrication within the CORNERSTONE process flow, allowing users to evaluate and prototype next-generation graphene-integrated PICs.

As part of the beta launch, the service will be offered at a significantly reduced introductory rate for this MPW run. Please download the Design Rules for further technical details, design guidance and pricing information.

Additional Services available for MPW #50:

Additional Dies Add up to 10 additional dies to your MPW run for expanded testing, characterisation or distribution.

SEM Analysis

High-resolution surface imaging to verify critical dimension specifications.

FIB Analysis

Focused Ion Beam inspection/cross-section analysis for 2 points.

Wafer-Scale Testing

Optical characterisation at wafer level, helping you assess device performance before dicing.

Laser and Photodiode Integration

A special discounted rate will be available for the first five users who opt in for the laser integration service. This will be offered on a first come first served basis.

CORNERSTONE MPW #50 Access Costs and Delivery Time

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 *	£9,470	£8,875	14 Weeks
Access Cost for qualifying UK SME/start-up first time users†	50% off	50 % off	14 Weeks
Pick-and-place photodiodes*	Access cost with Heaters + Service cost	Access cost with Heaters + Service cost	+ 4 Weeks
Pick-and-place c-band laser*	Access cost with Heaters + Service cost	Access cost with Heaters + Service cost	+14 Weeks
Hybrid Graphene integration	Access Cost + Separated service contract with University of Cambridge	Access Cost + Separated service contract with University of Cambridge	+14 Weeks

Cost table for bonded photodiodes

Number of PDs	Service cost per die #
1	£750
2 - 5	£1,500
6-10	£2,500

Cost for bonded laser dies

Number of laser dies	Total service cost#	Special discounted price#
1	£15,500	£1,550
2	£20,000	£2,000

Cost for Hybrid Graphene Integration

Number of dies with Graphene Components	Graphene integration service cost	Academic discounted price
Access Cost*	£7000	Free in this MPW

*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

#The service cost for laser die and PD integration is an additional service and falls outside of the terms of the eligible UK Academia/Company discount.

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