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how to get FAB pdks

Mashhood
Mashhood over 14 years ago

Greetings! Can anyone guide me how exactly can we (a University IC Design Lab) get a FAB PDK for our projects? Is the NCSU CDK a substitute for the actual FAB PDKs? Can the GDS II file of a project using NCSU CDK sent to the FAB for fabrication? If so, what is the difference between the FAB's PDK and the NCSU CDK? 

 Kindly guide me.

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  • tkhan
    tkhan over 14 years ago

    MOSIS: http://www.mosis.com

    CMP: http://cmp.imag.fr/

    CERN: http://support-ictech-mpws.web.cern.ch/support-ICtech-MPWs/

    GlobalFoundries: http://www.globalfoundries.com/services/global_shuttle.aspx

    DALSA: http://www.teledynedalsa.com/semi/technology/shuttleruns.aspx

    TSMC: http://www.tsmc.com/english/dedicatedFoundry/services/cyberShuttle.htm

    austriamicrosystems: http://asic.austriamicrosystems.com/MPW

    TowerJazz: http://www.towerjazz.com/mpw-multi-project-wafer-shuttle.html

    and so on... For universities I suppose you'll go with one of the first three in the list.

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