Design your photonic integrated circuit in a layout centric flow using either a drag and drop or a script-driven methodology. Use the same full custom IC design layout editor that drives the physical verification and tape-out processes.
Layout centric design
- PIC design in a complete IC layout editor,
- Create layout without writing a line of code
- Supports a layout centric design flow where a schematic is not needed
- Schematic flow optional with S-Edit
- A simulation netlist can be created as input into a photonic simulator
Simplifying Photonic layout
- Simple waveguide creation and editing
- Automated crossing insertion
- Precision snapping to optical pins
- Wave guide to pin checking
Complete PIC design flow
- Photonic layout verification with Calibre’s equation based design rules
- Simulation is supported though integration with partners
- Ansys, Luceda, Optiwave, and VPIphotonic
- Photonic PDKs are available from multiple foundries
- Scriptable with Python
- Available on both Linux® and Windows®
