2025 Updates

Ateneo ROSES Visits Xinyx Headquarters for Talks on Photonics IC Collaboration

The Ateneo Research on Optical Sciences, Engineering, and Systems (ROSES) team visited the Alabang headquarters of Xinyx Design Consultancy and Services Inc. last July 25, 2025  for an engaging exchange on advancing photonics research and integrated circuit (IC) design in the Philippines.

The meeting served as a platform to explore areas of mutual interest, with a focus on Xinyx’s current push into Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and how Ateneo ROSES’ ongoing research could contribute to this direction. Discussions revolved around the potential for a formal partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement, collaborative research pathways, and joint talent development efforts to strengthen local capabilities in photonics-enabled microelectronics.

ROSES Research Head Dr. Benjamin Dingel led the Ateneo group, joined by research assistants Ramon Lapiña, Jezlor Villarde, Wayne Sy, John Emmanuel Santos, and Kryss Urbano. They were welcomed by Xinyx President and General Manager Ms. Charade Avondo, also the founding president of the Philippine Integrated Circuit Design Association (PICDA), along with Mr. Rafael Santos, Mr. Juan Luis Ng, and Ms. Marie Genevieve Bautista.

The visit also included a tour of Xinyx’s offices at the Insular Life Corporate Center and One Trium Tower, providing the ROSES team with a closer look at the company’s working environment and ongoing projects.

Xinyx is scheduled to visit the ROSES laboratories later this month to gain a deeper understanding of the group’s research infrastructure, systems, and processes. This exchange marks the beginning of what is hoped to be a productive and meaningful collaboration aimed at strengthening the local photonics and IC design ecosystem.

Mr. Amante Dumalus undergoes a 6-six week OJT research experience at National Information Communication and Technology (NICT), Japan

One of our Research Assistants, Mr. Amante Dumalus at Ateneo ROSES Lab, undertook an overseas OJT work organized by ROSES lab in arrangement with National Information and Communications Technology (NICT) at its Research campus at Koganei, Tokyo (Japan) last May 2025. The NICT in Tokyo, Japan accepted research assistants from ROSES lab to do OJT work for a period of six weeks. Mr. Amante Dumalus was provided access to NICT facilities to do work related to the deliverables for the e-Asia JRP project.

The E-Asia Joint Research Project (JRP) is a collaboration between Japan (Waseda University, Nagoya Institute of Technology, & NICT), Thailand (CMU & TMEC), and Philippines (ADMU). The project started last 2023 and expected to be completed by mid-2026. To foster better collaboration between the partner countries, Ateneo ROSES Lab has successfully sent research assistants to Japan or Thailand for training and OJT work.

The OJT works include characterization of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), integration of PICs in systems radio communications setup, and presentation of designed PICs in regular project meetings. In summary, overseas OJT work is a good tool for Filipino researchers to gain some experience in developing skills related to PICs and system communications.