Design software

PDK support

The imec si photonics PDK contains layout settings for PhoeniX MaskEngineer, Design Workshop DW-2000 and Cadence Virtuoso.

Design software overview
Area	Purpose	Packages	Vendors
Layout	Static	CleWin4 (PRO) KLayout	Phoenix Software Freeware
	Parametric	MaskEngineer DW-2000 IC - Virtuoso IPKISS/PICAZZO	PhoeniX Software Design Workshop Cadence UGent
Verification	DRC	Calibre DIVA, ASSURA DW-2000 Photonics DRC	Mentor Graphics Cadence Design Workshop
Simulation	Electro-magnetic	Fimmwave, Fimmprop, Crystalwave, OmniSim FieldDesigner,OptoDesigner OptiFDTD, OptiBPM BeamPROP, FullWAVE, BandSOLVE, GratingMOD, DiffractMOD, ModePROP MEEP, MPB CAMFR	Photon Design PhoeniX Software OptiWave RSoft MIT UGent
	Opto- electronic	VPI ComponentMaker Cladiss-2D FieldDesigner TO/EO module	VPI Photonics Photon Design PhoeniX Software
	Optimization	Kallistos MOST	Photon Design RSoft
	Circuit	PICWave ASPIC OptiSPICE	Photon Design PhoeniX Software OptiWave
	Material	Harold	Photon Design
	Process	FlowDesigner	PhoeniX Software

European Academic Institutions and publicly funded Research Laboratories can obtain design software and design kits from Europractice Software Service, for non-commercial teaching and research use. Europractice Software Membership is required.

Layout and optical design software from the following vendors is available from Europractice:

Also check out the othe Europractice packages for micro-electronics and microsystems design!

Companies and other institutes can obtain the software directly from the vendors, see our vendor and software lists.