Partners

The Bandwidth Foundry, through its collaborative and strategic partnerships, seeks to leverage its core capabilities and foundry infrastructure to develop new technologies for commercialisation and provide benefits for the Australian photonics industry.

Our partners include:

Heidelberg Instruments

Located in Heidelberg, Germany, Heidelberg Instruments is a world-leader in the production of laser lithography systems capable of direct writing as well as photomask production. Its systems are used worldwide in various manufacturing applications including high density interconnects, MEMS, integrated optics and flat panel displays.

Bandwidth Foundry and Heidelberg Instruments have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly develop next generation lithograpy systems for precision rapid patterning of large substrates with nanometre feature sizes.

Australian Photonics Co-operative Research Centre (APCRC)

With over 200 staff, the APCRC is funded by the Australian Government and a joint venture of 23 corporate partners. Australia has built a solid intellectual property base through its 25-year investment in the research and development of photonics-based technologies. Since 1992 the APCRC has developed 120 patent families across its world-class capabilities in:

• Silica Planar Waveguides
• Polymer Planar Waveguides
• Optical Fiber Fabrication
• Thin Film Fabrication
• Fiber Bragg Gratings
• MOCVD Semiconductors
• Electro-optics

Bandwidth Foundry works closely with the APCRC to provide support to their research program in the form of photonics manufacturing infrastructure and expertise.

Optical Fibre Technology Centre (OFTC)

Part of the University of Sydney, the OFTC is a world-leader in the development of silica and polymer optical fibre fabrication technology. Recent innovations by the OFTC include breakthroughs in the development of micro-structured polymer optical fibres, air silica structured fibres and photonic crystal fibres.

Bandwidth Foundry and OFTC are working closely to develop and manufacture a wide range of application-specific optical fibres, as well as developing new applications for these fibres.

RMIT

RMIT University's Microelectronics and Materials Technology Centre (MMTC) was established in 1982 as an Australian Government "Centre of Excellence" specialising in Microelectronics and Materials Research.

The Centre, located within the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, supports a range of multi-disciplinary research programs and industry related projects in the broad areas of microelectronics and advanced materials. Research areas that utilise the facilities and technical support of the MMTC include integrated optics and optoelectronics materials and devices, advanced solid-state sensor technology, microwave hybrid circuit fabrication, micro machine technology and advanced materials.

AEEMA

Bandwidth Foundry is a member of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA), the leading industry body representing Australia's information and communication technology (ICT), electronics and electrical manufacturing industries.