Scintil Photonics raises €19m

Author: EIS Release Date: Sep 16, 2022

Scintil Photonics, a supplier silicon photonics ICs  with monolithically integrated lasers and optical amplifiers has completed a second investment round taking its total funding to €19m.

 

New investors were Applied Ventures ITIC Innovation Fund, L.P., a fund jointly created by Applied Ventures, LLC and ITIC-Taiwan (Industrial Technology Investment Corporation).

 

Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) led the original round in June 2022, with support from Innovacom, Supernova Invest and Bpifrance through its Digital Venture fund.

 

Scintil’s chips  aim to enhance traditional high-speed optical communications from rack-to-rack to chip interconnections.

 

The company’s III-V Augmented Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit (ASPIC) is a single-chip solution consisting of advanced silicon photonic circuits made from standard silicon photonics processes available at CMOS commercial foundries.

 

The solution features III-V optical amplifiers and lasers integrated on the backside of advanced silicon photonic circuits. This unique all-in-one integration enables ultra-high-speed communications, due to high parallelization and higher bit rates, for example from 800 Gbit to 3,200 Gbit/sec., thereby helping the multi-billion-dollar electronics industry overcome the slowing of Moore’s Law with the integration of very high-speed optical communications.

 

The company will use the additional funds to improve its global industrialization footprint and speed up the commercialization of its products in the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

 

“By teaming with such strong semiconductor industry players we can access the very robust industrial ecosystem in the Americas and Asia-Pacific,” said CEO Sylvie Menezo.