iPDKs for Lfoundry's 150 nm Analog and RF CMOS Process for Keysight Eesof

Germany-based semiconductor fab/foundry service provider LFoundry has made available OpenAccess (OA) based interoperable process design kit (iPDK) for high performance analog and RF design using Keysight Technologies Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software. iPDKs are validated jointly with Keysight to make it compliant with ADS 2016 and to provide customers access to the full unabridged set of ADS dedicated RF design flow tools in a Linux or Windows environment. 0.15 µm (150 nm) CMOS proven technology LF15A is for fabricating high performance analog, HV, RF or ASIC CMOS chips with up to six levels of aluminum interconnect and a thick metal top, polyimide passivation and I/O voltages of 1.8V, 3.3V and 5.0V. A metal-insulator-metal (MiM) capacitor is made optionally available. For prototypes LFoundry offers Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) with frequent schedules. "By supporting IPL Alliance conformant iPDKs, LFoundry was able to significantly reduce PDK development time while extending EDA tool coverage for our LF15A technology”, said Andreas Haertl Director PDK Design of LFoundry. “We are now able to bring Keysight EDA’s best of breed RF design simulation solutions to our customers using the LF15A technology. We are looking forward to extend the collaboration with Keysight to offer iPDK support for our 110nm technology”. “After adopting OpenAccess for interoperability of...