CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC)

基石光子学创新中心 (C-PIC)

• 批准号: EP/Z531066/1
• 负责人: Graham Reed
• 金额: $ 1533.24万
• 依托单位: University of Southampton
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FZ531066%2F1
• 关键词: CORNERSTONE; Photonics; Innovation; Centre; PIC

However, access to silicon prototyping facilities remains a challenge in the UK due to the high cost of both equipment and the cleanroom facilities that are required to house the equipment. Furthermore, there is often a disconnect in communication between industry and academia, resulting in some industrial challenges remaining unsolved, and support, training, and networking opportunities for academics to engage with commercialisation activities isn't widespread.The C-PIC host institutions comprising University of Southampton, University of Glasgow and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), together with 105 partners at proposal stage, will overcome these challenges by uniting leading UK entrepreneurs and researchers, together with a network of support to streamline the route to commercialisation, translating a wide range of technologies from research labs into industry, underpinned by the C-PIC silicon photonics prototyping foundry. Applications will cover data centre communications; sensing for healthcare, the environment & defence; quantum technologies; artificial intelligence; LiDAR; and more.We will deliver our vision by fulfilling these objectives:Translate a wide range of silicon photonics technologies from research labs into industry, supporting the creation of new companies & jobs, and subsequently social & economic impact.Interconnect the UK silicon photonics ecosystem, acting as the front door to UK expertise, including by launching an online Knowledge Hub.Fund a broad range of Innovation projects supporting industrial-academic collaborations aimed at solving real world industry problems, with the overarching goal of demonstrating high potential solutions in a variety of application areas.Embed equality, diversity, and inclusion best practice into everything we do.Deliver the world's only open source, fully flexible silicon photonics prototyping foundry based on industry-like technology, facilitating straightforward scale-up to commercial viability.Support entrepreneurs in their journey to commercialisation by facilitating networks with venture capitalists, mentors, training, and recruitment.Represent the interests of the community at large with policy makers and the public, becoming an internationally renowned Centre able to secure overseas investment and international partners.Act as a convening body for the field in the UK, becoming a hub of skills, knowledge, and networking opportunities, with regular events aimed at ensuring possibilities for advancing the field and delivering impact are fully exploited.Increase the number of skilled staff working in impact generating roles in the field of silicon photonics via a range of training events and company growth, whilst routinely seeking additional funding to expand training offerings.

但是，由于设备和洁净室设施的高成本，可以使用硅原型制造设施在英国仍然是一个挑战。 Furthermore, there is often a disconnect in communication between industry and academia, resulting in some industrial challenges remaining unsolved, and support, training, and networking opportunities for academics to engage with commercialisation activities isn't widespread.The C-PIC host institutions comprising University of Southampton, University of Glasgow and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), together with 105 partners at proposal stage, will overcome these challenges通过将英国领先的企业家和研究人员团结起来，以及一个支持网络，以简化商业化的途径，将各种技术从研究实验室转化为行业，并由C-PIC Silicon Photonics Prototys fortry铸造为基础。应用程序将涵盖数据中心通信；感知医疗保健，环境与国防；量子技术；人工智能;激光;以及更多。我们将通过实现这些目标来实现我们的愿景：将各种硅光子技术从研究实验室转化为行业，支持新公司和工作的创建，以及随后社会和经济影响。随后联系英国硅光子生态系统，将其作为英国的专业知识，包括在线知识的领域，包括在线知识。旨在解决现实世界行业问题，其总体目标是在各个应用领域展示高潜在的解决方案。将平等，多样性和最佳实践纳入我们所做的一切中。授予世界唯一的唯一开源，完全灵活的Silicon Photonics Prototics Prototiping Foundry基于行业型技术，从而使网络逐步扩大到商业化的范围，以促进商业化的范围。风险资本家，导师，培训和招聘。陈述社区的利益，与政策制定者和公众在整个社区的利益，成为一个国际知名的中心，能够确保海外投资和国际合作伙伴。作为英国领域的召集机构，成为召集领域的机构，成为技能，知识和网络工作机会的枢纽，并确保实时实现范围的范围。通过一系列培训活动和公司成长，在硅光子学领域产生角色的影响，同时通常寻求额外的资金来扩大培训产品。