QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow
The release by IHP-GmbH in September 2023, of a Process Design Kit (PDK) specification for a 130nm BiCMOS process provides IC designers access to an open source PDK for analog, digital mixed signal and RF IC Design. An important goal of the IHP project is to provide PDK, and related data, that are f...
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| description | The release by IHP-GmbH in September 2023, of a Process Design Kit (PDK) specification for a 130nm BiCMOS process provides IC designers access to an open source PDK for analog, digital mixed signal and RF IC Design. An important goal of the IHP project is to provide PDK, and related data, that are freely available for creating manufacturable designs at IHP’s facility based on FOSS software. The open access Qucs-S circuit simualtion package has been selected by IHP as a central tool in the IC design sequence. This presentation outlines the background and the IHP PDK capabilities currently implemented with Qucs-S, Ngspice and OpenVAF. The recent release of Qucs-S version 24.2.0 further expands the tool set to include RF microstrip layout and analysis, using the Qucs-RFlayout and openEMS software. Throughout the presentation a series of simulation examples are introduced. These demonstrate the application of Qucs-S in analog, mixed mode analog/digital and RF design. All the software introduced in this talk is freely available and can be downloaded using the internet links provided. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:95512024-11-20T09:44:47Z https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9551/ QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow Brinson, Mike 620 Engineering & allied operations The release by IHP-GmbH in September 2023, of a Process Design Kit (PDK) specification for a 130nm BiCMOS process provides IC designers access to an open source PDK for analog, digital mixed signal and RF IC Design. An important goal of the IHP project is to provide PDK, and related data, that are freely available for creating manufacturable designs at IHP’s facility based on FOSS software. The open access Qucs-S circuit simualtion package has been selected by IHP as a central tool in the IC design sequence. This presentation outlines the background and the IHP PDK capabilities currently implemented with Qucs-S, Ngspice and OpenVAF. The recent release of Qucs-S version 24.2.0 further expands the tool set to include RF microstrip layout and analysis, using the Qucs-RFlayout and openEMS software. Throughout the presentation a series of simulation examples are introduced. These demonstrate the application of Qucs-S in analog, mixed mode analog/digital and RF design. All the software introduced in this talk is freely available and can be downloaded using the internet links provided. 2024-09-09 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9551/1/ESSERC%202024_%20MBrinsonED5RF.pdf Brinson, Mike (2024) QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow. In: ESSERC2024: W5 MOS-AK: Compact Modeling Support for OpenPDK and FOSS IC Designs, 9-12 September, 2024, Bruges, Belgium. https://zenodo.org/records/14178763 |
| spellingShingle | 620 Engineering & allied operations Brinson, Mike QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow |
| title | QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow |
| title_full | QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow |
| title_fullStr | QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow |
| title_full_unstemmed | QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow |
| title_short | QUCS-S: a central tool in the openPDK IC design flow |
| title_sort | qucs s a central tool in the openpdk ic design flow |
| topic | 620 Engineering & allied operations |
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