학술논문

Development of MPW Service for Academies Based on ITE Proprietary CMOS Process
Document Type
Conference
Source
2007 14th International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 2007. MIXDES '07. 14th International Conference on. :69-73 Jun, 2007
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
CMOS process
CMOS technology
Testing
Process design
Integrated circuit measurements
Educational institutions
Structural engineering
Manufacturing processes
Software measurement
Electrons
MPW service
ASICs
Electrical characterization
Compact modeling
Language
Abstract
A MPW service has been arranged in the ITE in order to offer facility to academies for prototyping of CMOS ICs. This service is based on the proprietary CMOS process. The technology has been characterized via electrical measurements of dedicated test structures. The characteristics have been implemented in the form of design kit. Cadence® design system has been chosen as a target tool for ICs design because of its popularity in European academies due to availability via EUROPRACTICE program. A number of functionalities have been implemented in the design kit. Namely, layout verification procedures (DRC, extraction, LVS) for Diva (TM) and Assura (TM) applications, automated generation of auxiliary technological layers (using Assura), layout import / export (GDSII, CIF formats) and corner analysis. Hence, a complete tool for ASICs design at the universities has been established.