Getting Started
This section explains how to load the Luceda PDK for ALUVIA and basics of how to use it.
If you are unfamiliar with Luceda IPKISS, please have a look at the IPKISS documentation and samples. The documentation and samples are available from the IPKISS Control Center.
The latest IPKISS documentation is also available online at http://docs.lucedaphotonics.com.
Extracting the PDK
The PDK is distributed as a zip file, which you can extract with the unzip utility of your choice (unzip, WinZip, 7-zip, …).
For the purpose of this manual, we assume you have unzipped “aluvia.x.x_buildnr.zip” as C:\designs\pdks\aluvia.
You can inspect the directory structure of the PDK:
docs/html/: Contains this file
docs/examples/: Example IPKISS python scripts
ipkiss/: IPKISS technology, cells and functions (Python)
ipkiss/aluvia/aluvia.iclib: Symbol library for the PDK (IPKISS Canvas)
openaccess/: Design libraries
openaccess/aluvia/: OpenAccess database for the PDK (L-Edit)
techfiles/: Tech files (layers, display) for various tools
techfiles/klayout/: Layer settings for KLayout GDSII visualization
Using the PDK with IPKISS
Setting up the editor environment
You can follow the instructions given in our documentation http://docs.lucedaphotonics.com/tutorials/environment_setup/create_project_pdk.html.
Examples
The PDK comes bundled with a series of examples for use in IPKISS, in the <path_to_pdk>\docs\examples. These are executable Python files. The examples are a good starting point to learn how to design with this PDK. Below is a summary of the shipped examples:
Example name |
Description |
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example_bondpad.py |
Visualize all the bondpads that are available in the ALUVIA technology. |
example_heater.py |
Visualize heater Pcell that is available in the ALUVIA technology. |
example_layers.py |
Visualize all the layers that are available in the ALUVIA technology. |
example_passives.py |
Visualize all the Passive devices that are available in the ALUVIA technology. |
example_vfab.py |
Visualize the Virtual Fabrication available in the PDK. |
example_waveguide.py |
Visualize the waveguides and transitions that are available in the PDK. |