PROCESS DESIGN KITS (PDKs)

Currently Available

Active/Passive PDK

Silicon Nitride PDK

Electronic Interposer PDK

Coming Soon*

Low-Loss Active PDK

Quantum FLEX PDK

Active Interposer PDK

III-V Heterogeneous PDK

Silicon Nitride (Visible) PDK

*See our Technology Portfolio for estimated release dates

Our Process Design Kits (PDKs) guide electronic photonic design automation (EPDA) from chip to package. Each PDK includes design guides, design rule checking decks, component libraries, and various plug-ins/scripts for designers to create photonic integrated circuit (PIC) prototypes to manufacture with AIM Photonics’ wafer fabrication services.

We support all major EPDA software tools, enabling designers to choose the appropriate technology and design IP specific to their application, performance and business needs.

PDK Access

Designers and developers can access the AIM Photonics PDKs and obtain subsequent updates using GitLab. This distribution method provides:

  • Easy access for multiple users from the same organization under a single license agreement

  • On-demand downloads

  • Immediate access to patches or minor updates

  • Online PDK repository with version control and change tracking

For details about PDK licensing, please see our PDK license agreement page.

Need Help?

To support this design work, we’ve set up a Help Desk with training videos, how-to tutorials, solutions to common errors and pre-packaged scripts to help prepare design files for submission. See details about getting a Help Desk account.

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