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.
Status
Warning
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
Special thanks to the public funded German project FMD-QNC (16ME0831) https://www.elektronikforschung.de/projekte/fmd-qnc for financial support to this work.