KLayout-PEX
KLayout-PEX is a parasitic extraction tool for KLayout.
There are multiple engines supported:
- FasterCap (requires FasterCap installation)
- MAGIC wrapper (requires MAGIC installation)
- 2.5D engine (under development)
Check out the documentation for more information.
Install
pip install klayout-pex
After that, you should be able to run kpex --help.
The klayout-pex PyPi package contains neither FasterCap nor MAGIC. To be able to run these engines, the binaries for these tools must be installed separately beforehand. Check out the installation documentation for more information.
Status
Please keep in mind that this software is early stage, and not yet intended for production use.
| Engine | PEX Type | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
KPEX/MAGIC |
CC, RC |
Usable | Wrapper engine, using installed magic tool |
KPEX/FasterCap |
CC |
Usable, pending QA | Field solver engine using FasterCap |
KPEX/FastHenry2 |
R, L |
Planned | Field solver engine using FastHenry2 |
KPEX/2.5D |
CC |
Usable, pending QA | Prototype engine implementing MAGIC concepts/formulas with KLayout means |
KPEX/2.5D |
R |
Usable, pending QA | Prototype engine implementing resistance extraction with KLayout means |
KPEX/2.5D |
RC,RCC |
Planned |
Acknowledgements
This project is funded by the JKU/SAL IWS Lab, a collaboration of Johannes Kepler University and Silicon Austria Labs.
This project had been further funded by the German project FMD-QNC (16ME0831).
This project is further funded by the European project ODE4EC-AMS, which has received funding from the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) under Grant Agreement No 101252962. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Chips Joint Undertaking. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
