Releasing the design to the photonic foundry, on a multi-project wafer shuttle for early cycles or on a dedicated run for product: final checks, fill and density, test structures for optical and process monitoring, the run booking and the foundry's acceptance of the database, with the electronic die released on its own process at the same time where the product has one.
This stage with its neighbours. Each row is a discipline active here, shaded by how mature its work is by the end of each stage.
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