Glossary

A model in which a company designs semiconductor chips but outsources the chip manufacturing to a specialized factory (foundry). EFFECT Photonics is a fabless company.

An upgrade to fixed access networks (such as cable) in which Internet service to the subscriber home is delivered via optical fiber. This is in contrast to legacy networks that deliver service via electrical copper or coaxial wires.

A process where solder bumps are deposited on the chip in the final fabrication step. The chip is flipped over and aligned with a circuit board for easier soldering.

Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) is a more advanced LIDAR application. If we send a pulse of light with multiple wavelengths to an object, we know where the object is and whether it is moving towards you or away from you

Error correction codes that allow a receiver to detect data errors without requiring the transmitter to resend data. This saves time and channel capacity.

A semiconductor chip fabrication plant (also called a fab).

Optical communication technology that transmits and receives light wireless through air. This is in contrast to using a solid medium like optical fiber.

The links of a 5G radio access network that connect the remote radio unit at the antenna to the distribution unit.

A transceiver that can tune its frequency across the entire optical C-band (infrared wavelengths from 1535-1565 nm)

Communication between two devices where both can send and receive information simultaneously.