SPIE Photonics West 2026
Jan
17
to Jan 22

SPIE Photonics West 2026

AIM Photonics is excited to exhibit and present at the upcoming SPIE Photonics West. Stop by our booth (#241) to engage with our team of experts who can speak to you about how AIM Photonics’ design enablement, multi-project wafer, and electronic-photonic test, assembly and packaging capabilities can help you take your ideas from creative concepts into production-ready prototypes.

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Fabless Design of Photonic Integrated Circuits within the AIM Photonics Foundry (PIC-1)
Feb
6
to Apr 17

Fabless Design of Photonic Integrated Circuits within the AIM Photonics Foundry (PIC-1)

Take a deep-dive into fabless photonics design using industry-leading Electronic Photonic Design Automation (EPDA) software to model, simulate, layout, and error-check a photonic integrated circuit for high-tech applications. PIC-1 is a 10-week, instructor-led course that begins on February 6, 2026, and ends on April 17, 2026.

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GOMACTech 2026
Mar
9
to Mar 12

GOMACTech 2026

  • New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (map)
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Join AIM Photonics at GOMACTech 2026 in New Orleans, LA, as AIM Photonics Chief Operations Officer David Harame presents on “Co-Process, Co-Design, and Co-Packaging End-to-End Development for Co-Packaged Optics and Other Applications.” The GOMACTech conference was established primarily to review developments in microcircuit applications for government systems.

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PIC Testing and Packaging Workshop
Mar
9
to Mar 12

PIC Testing and Packaging Workshop

Four days of hands-on activities at AIM Photonics’ Test, Assembly and Packaging (TAP) Facility, Rochester Institute of Technology, and University of Rochester that will teach you how to test, analyze, and package photonic integrated circuits.

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Defense Manufacturing Conference
Mar
30
to Apr 2

Defense Manufacturing Conference

AIM Photonics will be at the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) in Orlando, FL, March 30 - April 2, 2026. Members of our technical staff will be at our exhibit booth (#413) to answer questions and show how AIM Photonics is growing the integrated photonics infrastructure in the U.S. to help secure our country’s national defense and economic priorities.

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Tech Talk Presented by IEEE Boston Photonics Chapter and The New England Section of Optica
Dec
11

Tech Talk Presented by IEEE Boston Photonics Chapter and The New England Section of Optica

  • 244 Wood Street Lexington, MA, 02420 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Lewis Carpenter, Photonics Development Manager at AIM Photonics, will present at the IEEE Boston Photonics Chapter and The New England Section of Optica Tech Talk on "AIM Photonics Services: Wafers to Chips, SiPh in a 300 mm CMOS Foundry" on December 11 at 6 p.m.

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Manufacturing Day
Oct
3

Manufacturing Day

Local high school students will celebrate Manufacturing Day with AIM Photonics on October 3, 2025. Students from Tech Valley High School will learn about silicon photonics manufacturing from AIM Photonics Director of Education and Workforce Development Bob Geer and tour the Albany NanoTech Complex with Garret Heritage.

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Luminate Accelerator Program - 8th Cohort Presentations
Sep
8

Luminate Accelerator Program - 8th Cohort Presentations

AIM Photonics will host 12 startups from the 8th cohort of the Luminate Accelerator program on Monday, September 8. These innovative companies are advancing technologies powered by light, which will impact a wide range of industries. Each startup will deliver a brief presentation on their technology, followed by a Q&A session. 

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36th Annual Electronics Packaging Symposium (EPS)
Sep
3
to Sep 4

36th Annual Electronics Packaging Symposium (EPS)

AIM Photonics will exhibit at the upcoming 36th Annual Electronics Packaging Symposium at the GE Aerospace Research Center in Niskayuna, NY. AIM Photonics Chief Operating Officer will discuss co-packaged optics during a presentation and panel on Wednesday, September 3. The event focuses on various aspects of electronic packaging and how advanced packaging is evolving toward a Chiplet future.

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SPIE Optics + Photonics
Aug
3
to Aug 7

SPIE Optics + Photonics

AIM Photonics will be featured at SPIE Optics + Photonics, taking place August 3-7, 2025, in San Diego, CA. Don’t miss our presentations, where we’ll share the latest on design enablement solutions for 300 mm silicon photonics, hybrid integrated lasers in a silicon photonics process, and PIC-focused education and workforce development.

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PIC Testing and Packaging Workshop
Jul
21
to Jul 24

PIC Testing and Packaging Workshop

Four days of hands-on activities at AIM Photonics’ Test, Assembly and Packaging (TAP) Facility, Rochester Institute of Technology, and University of Rochester that will teach you how to test, analyze, and package photonic integrated circuits.

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Pentagon Day
Jul
8

Pentagon Day

AIM Photonics will exhibit in the Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Technology Program Exhibition as one of the nine DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) at the Pentagon on Tuesday, July 8. During the exhibition, AIM Photonics representatives will showcase some of the exciting innovations enabled by its innovative technology.

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AIM Photonics Members Meeting
Jun
10
to Jun 11

AIM Photonics Members Meeting

  • Institute of Optics - University of Rochester, Goergen Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our 2025 Members Meeting will be held at the University of Rochester Institute of Optics on June 10-11.

For the 2025 meeting, we are expanding the event to two days, giving you more time to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas with fellow members.

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CLEO
May
4
to May 9

CLEO

Nathan Lin, Director of Photonics Outreach at AIM Photonics, is slated to deliver a presentation titled "Electronic Interposer Platform for 2.5D Heterogeneous Integration of Photonics-Electronics Chiplet Systems" at this year's CLEO event in Long Beach, California. If you’re attending the event, make sure to stop by to learn more.

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CHIPS NORTH Executive Summit
Apr
29
to Apr 30

CHIPS NORTH Executive Summit

AIM Photonics’ Executive Director Wade Cook will join the High-Performance Computing: AI, Optical, and Quantum panel on April 30 at the CHIPS NORTH Executive Summit. The CHIPS NORTH Executive Summit, presented by Canada’s Semiconductor Council brings together top executives, policymakers, and innovators from Canada, the U.S., and key global markets on a premier platform to share insights, set priorities, and forge partnerships that will advance Canada's role in the global semiconductor value chain.

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PIC Testing and Packaging Workshop
Mar
11
to Mar 14

PIC Testing and Packaging Workshop

Four days of hands-on activities at AIM Photonics’ Test, Assembly and Packaging (TAP) Facility, Rochester Institute of Technology, and University of Rochester that will teach you how to test, analyze, and package photonic integrated circuits.

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SPIE Photonics West 2025
Jan
25
to Jan 30

SPIE Photonics West 2025

AIM Photonics is excited to exhibit and present at the upcoming SPIE Photonics West. Stop by our booth (#233) to engage with our team of experts who can speak to you about how AIM Photonics’ design enablement, multi-project wafer, and electronic-photonic test, assembly and packaging capabilities can help you take your ideas from creative concepts into production-ready prototypes.

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Defense Manufacturing Conference
Dec
2
to Dec 5

Defense Manufacturing Conference

AIM Photonics will be at the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) 2024 in Austin, Texas, December 2-5. Members of our technical staff will be at our exhibit booth (#432) to answer questions and show how AIM Photonics is growing the integrated photonics ecosystem in the U.S. to help secure our country’s national defense and economic priorities.

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Manufacturing Day
Oct
4

Manufacturing Day

Local high school students will celebrate Manufacturing Day with AIM Photonics on October 4, 2024. Students from the Capital Region BOCES Manufacturing and Machining class and Mohonasen High School’s AP Physics program will learn about silicon photonics manufacturing and tour the Albany NanoTech Complex with AIM Photonics Director of Education and Workforce Development Bob Geer and Photonics Technician Garret Heritage.

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Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO LS)
Sep
23
to Sep 26

Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO LS)

Join AIM Photonics AIM Photonics Director of Outreach Dr. Nathan Lin and Research and Development Engineer Dr. Mohammad Rakib Uddin at the Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO LS) in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Uddin will present on “A Vertical-Junction Carrier-Depletion Micro-Ring Modulator,” and Dr. Lin will act as a presiding chair and technical program committee member.

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Luminate's Accelerator Program: 7th Cohort Presentations
Aug
9

Luminate's Accelerator Program: 7th Cohort Presentations

AIM Photonics will host the Luminate Accelerator Program: 7th Cohort Presentations on August 9. Luminate, based in Rochester, NY, is the world's largest business accelerator for startups working on emerging technology enabled by optics, photonics, and imaging. Startups accepted to the cohort received $100k each and compete for $2 million in follow-on funding.

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