MPW Schedule & Costs
MPW Schedule
| Call | Call Launch | Sign Up Deadline | Design Submission Deadline | Design Acceptance Deadline |
| MPW #46 – 220 nm SOI | October 2025 | 19/11/2025 | 10/12/2025 | 07/01/2026 |
| MPW #47 – 220 nm SOI Active |
October 2025 | 19/11/2025 | 10/12/2025 | 07/01/2026 |
| MPW #48 – 220 nm SOI | March 2026 | 15/04/2025 | 13/05/2026 | 27/05/2026 |
| MPW #50 – 220 nm SOI | September 2026 | 14/10/2026 | 11/11/2026 | 25/11/2026 |
| MPW #51 – 220 nm SOI Active | November 2026 | 09/12/2026 | 13/01/2027 | 27/01/2027 |
| Call | Call Launch | Sign Up Deadline | Design Submission Deadline | Design Acceptance Deadline |
| MPW #49 – 340 nm SOI | March 2026 | 15/04/2026 | 13/05/2026 | 27/05/2026 |
| Call | Call Launch | Sign up deadline | Design Submission deadline | Design Acceptance deadline |
| SiN MPW #11 | July 2025 | 13/08/2025 | 10/09/2025 | 24/09/2025 |
| SiN MPW #12 | December 2025 | 14/01/2026 | 11/02/2026 | 25/02/2026 |
| SiN MPW #13 | June 2026 | 15/07/2026 | 12/08/2026 | 26/08/2026 |
| SiN MPW #14 | December 2026 | 13/01/2027 | 10/02/2027 | 24/02/2027 |
| Call | Call Launch | Sign up deadline | Design Submission deadline | Design Acceptance deadline |
| Ge-on-si MPW #6 | July 2025 | 13/08/2025 | 10/09/2025 | 24/09/2025 |
| Ge-on-Si MPW #7 | June 2026 | 15/07/2026 | 12/08/2026 | 26/08/2026 |
| Call | Call Launch | Sign up deadline | Design Submission deadline | Design Acceptance deadline |
| Visible SiN MPW #1 | July 2025 | 13/08/2025 | 10/09/2025 | 24/09/2025 |
| Visible SiN MPW #2 | December 2025 | 14/01/2026 | 11/02/2026 | 25/02/2026 |
| Visible SiN MPW #3 | June 2026 | 15/07/2026 | 12/08/2026 | 26/08/2026 |
| Visible SiN MPW #4 | December 2026 | 13/01/2027 | 10/02/2027 | 24/02/2027 |
| Call | Call Launch | Sign up deadline | Design Submission Deadline | Design Acceptance Deadline |
| Student MPW #8 | January 2026 | 11/02/2026 | 11/03/2026 | 25/03/2026 |
| Student MPW #9 | September 2026 | 14/10/2026 | 11/11/2026 | 25/11/2026 |
Design Submission Deadline: Designs must be submitted by this date to receive a Design Rule Check (DRC)
Design Acceptance Deadline: No late submissions will be accepted. No DRC will be carried out, and designs are submitted entirely at your own risk.
Please be aware that all deadlines end at 1:00 PM (13:00) UK time.
MPW schedule is subject to change. CORNERSTONE reserves the right to cancel fabrication calls.
MPW Delivery Timelines
| Call | Standard Delivery Timeframe |
| SOI active | 36 weeks |
| SOI passive with heaters | 14 weeks |
| SOI passive only | 14 weeks |
| SiN with heaters | 12 weeks |
| SiN passive only | 12 weeks |
| Ge-on-Si | 10 weeks |
MPW Access Charges
| Design area | SOI active devices | SOI passive with heaters | SOI passive devices | SiN passive with heaters | SiN passive | Ge-on-Si |
| 11.47 mm x 4.9 mm | £57, 420 | £19,980 | £12,790 | |||
| 5.5 mm x 4.9 mm | £34,500 | £14,700 | £8,875 | |||
| 15.45 mm x 11.47 mm | £19,980 | £9,470 | £15,550 | |||
| UK University | 50% off | |||||
| UK SME 1st time users | 50% off | |||||
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If you’re based at a UK University then access to all MPW runs until May 2029 will be 50% subsidised by the CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre. You will automatically receive this subsidy when you sign-up to an MPW call.