Nicslab

Real talk about deep-tech, startups, and building something from scratch.

Telkom University invited us to be part of MBTI Week 2026, and we loved every bit of it. Shoutout to the faculty and organizing team for building a program where students don’t just sit through lectures, but actually get to talk to the people building companies right now. That’s the kind of education that sticks.

Our COO, Anggi Utami, got to have that conversation, covering the real side of deep-tech: the wins, the setbacks, the late-night problem solving, and the moment your technology finally gets used by engineers on the other side of the world.

The best part? The questions from the students. Bold, curious, and already thinking beyond the ordinary. The future of innovation is in good hands.

Thank you for having us, MBTI Week!

Our hardware appeared in a Nature Communications paper!

Researchers at Purdue University, led by the late Prof. Andrew Weiner’s group, published a breakthrough in silicon photonic pulse shaping in Nature Communications (2024).

Their result: high-resolution on-chip Fourier-transform pulse shaper at 900 MHz, beating commercial alternatives that top out at 10 GHz resolution.

To control the microheaters and phase shifters on their silicon photonic chip, they used:
Nicslab XPOW-40AX-CCvCV-U

With it, they were able to address three key challenges:
Drive 40 channels simultaneously with ms-level update speed
Compensate for thermal crosstalk in real time
Integrate with a Python-based closed-loop control routine

This kind of capability reflects what Nicslab is designed to enable: precision multichannel control for photonic integrated circuits, whether in quantum research labs or next-generation data center applications.

If your PIC research needs the same level of control, let’s talk.

www.nicslab.com
Unlocking the power of light.

Cohen, L.M. et al. Silicon photonic microresonator-based high-resolution line-by-line pulse shaping. Nature Communications 15, 7878 (2024). https://lnkd.in/gMQY82VR

Nicslab is excited to be part of the 31st IEEE European Test Symposium (ETS 2026) in Chania, Greece, where we will join the Industry event as speakers. This is a special opportunity for us to share how we are pushing mixed‑signal ATE beyond traditional software‑centric architectures with our RISC‑V‑based Pattern Processing Unit (PPU) and Mini‑ATE platform.

We will talk about bringing nanosecond‑level intelligence closer to the instruments, enabling faster trimming, calibration, and interactive tests for “Big‑A, Little‑D” devices. If you are working on advanced test methods, ATE development, or IEEE P1687.2 standards, we would be very happy to meet you at ETS and exchange ideas in person.

Learn more at: www.nicslab.com
Unlocking the Power of Light