Solinide Photonics AB

 

Solinide Photonics AB is a Sweden-based deep-tech startup spun off from Chalmers University of Technology, developing silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits for next-generation datacenter and AI infrastructure. Our proprietary micro-comb technology replaces dozens of discrete lasers with a single integrated multiwavelength source, achieving over 60% optical conversion efficiency. more than 6x the industry standard. while dramatically cutting power consumption, footprint, and cost. This breakthrough enables scalable Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) architectures for hyperscale datacenters, AI training clusters, and 5G/6G networks. Founded in 2021 and backed by a partnership with NVIDIA, Solinide combines world-class academic research with hands-on industry experience bringing photonic systems to market. The company also operates an open Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) service, giving the photonics community access to its silicon nitride fabrication platform.

 

Technology Highlights 

• >60% optical conversion efficiency from laser light to optical combs — over 6x the 5–10% industry standard
• Single micro-comb chip replaces dozens of discrete lasers, cutting power, footprint, and cost for Co-Packaged Optics (CPO)
• Proprietary silicon nitride “photonic molecule” design: sub-0.03 dB/cm propagation loss, Q-factor in the millions, 28+ wavelength channels
• CMOS-compatible fabrication; first packaged, rack-mounted system already operational
• Backed by a partnership with NVIDIA; open Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) foundry service for the photonics community