The story
After its initial spin-off from the NRC, Crosslight launched its flagship product LASTIP, a 2D simulator for quantum
well laser diodes. Based on its founder's research, LASTIP predates
other well-known tools in the field such as MINILASE.
By adding the ability to model quantum well active regions, LASTIP was also a significant step-up from
earlier comparable efforts such as Hitachi's HILADIES.
As early laser diode TCAD tools were primarily developed by individual researchers for their own use, Crosslight claims
that LASTIP's commercialization makes them first-to-market in this field.
Further improvements in the technology followed including the development of PICS3D for 3D modeling of optoelectronic
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devices, a feat which earned Crosslight the Laser Focus World Commercial Technology Achievement Award in 1998.
For non-laser TCAD applications such as solar cells and light-emitting diodes, a
third tool called APSYS was developed.
In March 2004, Crosslight licensed the legendary 2D process simulator SUPREM-IV.GS
from Stanford University and extended it to 3D as the core of its process simulation tool CSUPREM.
In January 2010, Crosslight entered into a partnership with Acceleware with the intention of producing greater speed
in thin film solar cell and image pixel sensor simulations.
Since its founding, Crosslight has built up a worldwide base of industrial and academic users
and has sponsored research and academic projects at various universities and research institutes.
It has also collaborated with many leading researchers in the field of semiconductor devices, including Nobel-prize winner Shuji Nakamura.
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