This sounds like competition, a lot of familar names in there, some, evidently, playing both sides of the game....remains to be seen what the performance is, but it runs on SAND...ever try to run on sand?....you get hot really fast, trust me.
http://www.sunycnse.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/Details/16-08-25/AIM_Photonics_Announces_Release_of_Process_Design_Kit_PDK_for_Integrated_Silicon_Photonics_Design.aspx
https://don-coates.squarespace.com/s/AIM-Photonics-MemberMeeting-2015-12-21.pdf