iPronics and Ansys collaborate on PICs for datacentres
iPronics is integrating Ansys simulation tools to support the design and validation of its reconfigurable photonics solutions, which are designed to offer reliable, fabrication-tolerant performance for AI infrastructure and cloud datacentres
iPronics, a company focusing on software-defined photonics, has announced a collaboration with engineering simulation company Ansys. The collaboration merges iPronics’ design of fabrication-tolerant photonic components with Ansys’ multiphysics simulation tools to advance the development of high-performance optical technologies for AI and cloud datacentres.
iPronics says it integrates Ansys solutions across its core development workflow — from optical layout to packaging and thermal simulations — enabling robust, full-stack design and validation of PICs that perform reliably despite fabrication variability. These resilient components are foundational for energy-efficient, low-latency future datacentre interconnects essential to AI workloads, the company adds.
“The scale and traffic demands of modern datacentres require greater reliability through innovative networking architectures, systems, and components,” said Daniel Pérez López, co-founder and CTO of iPronics. “As datacentre outages increasingly impact end applications, technologies like optical circuit switching are emerging as essential to next-generation AI infrastructure. At iPronics, we develop reliable, cost-effective photonic chip switching solutions. Our work with Ansys accelerates our development cycles and enhances system reliability, enabling us to deliver cutting-edge high circuit density optical engines optimised for AI workloads — from optical cores to electronics and thermal packaging.”
Through the collaboration, Ansys aims to expand its reach into the rapidly evolving photonics industry by supporting a real-world, production-grade customer use case.
“We’re looking forward to collaborating with iPronics to drive innovation in optical networking,” said Sanjay Gangadhara, senior programme director at Ansys. “Their work in reconfigurable, high-performance photonics highlights the power of Ansys simulation technologies. Together, we’re helping shape the infrastructure that will support tomorrow’s AI workloads with extended reliability and performance.”
As AI models grow in complexity and demand higher data throughput, traditional electronic interconnects are increasingly strained by latency, power, and scalability limitations. iPronics’ silicon photonics approach, supported by Ansys simulation, aims to offer a new path forward — delivering programmable, fabrication-tolerant components that scale efficiently across hyperscale deployments.
