Partner Ecosystem Drives OpenLight Adoption

These partnerships turn OpenLight from a component vendor into an access layer for niche photonics markets. Instead of hiring specialist sales and field teams for LiDAR, quantum, or healthcare, OpenLight plugs its laser integrated PDK into companies that already design, package, and deliver products for those customers. That matters because PIC buyers in these markets usually need help moving from chip design to a finished module, not just a wafer design kit.

• Epiphany expands the top of funnel by acting as a photonic design house that can bring OpenLight's PDK into customer programs across datacom, LiDAR, healthcare, and quantum. In practice, that means OpenLight can win design starts through a partner already embedded in custom engineering workflows.
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• Jabil and TFC extend the model further downstream. Jabil positions itself as silicon to solutions manufacturing, while TFC covers wafer processing through fiber array subassembly. That gives LiDAR and sensing OEMs a clearer path from PIC design to packaged optical engine without building in house photonics operations.
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• This partner led route fits OpenLight's asset light business model. The company licenses its PDK, sells design services, and earns royalties in production, while foundry and packaging partners handle the hard manufacturing steps. The result is broader vertical reach without the fixed cost of direct coverage in every application market.
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The next step is for OpenLight to repeat this ecosystem pattern in more edge photonics categories, then convert early design wins into production royalties. As volume orders on Tower's PH18DA platform begin to validate manufacturability, the company is positioned to become the default open platform for customers that want integrated lasers but do not want to assemble their own photonics supply chain.