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The PDK contains layer definitions and virtual fabrication settings. Refer to the Germanium-on-Silicon design rule manual.

Layers

The following table gives an overview of the available layers and how they are named in IPKISS. See the Germanium-on-Silicon design rules manual for further information about the layers defined by cornerstone_ge_on_si.

Layer Table

Layer Name

Purpose Name

Description

IPKISS Name (TECH.PPLAYER)

GDSII Layer/Type

Bleed

DRAWING

35-um-wide area at the edges of the design area for dicing streets.

Bleed

98/0

DevRec

DRAWING

Device recognition layer

DevRec

68/0

FbrTgt

DRAWING

Fiber ports on grating couplers (Fiber Target)

FbrTgt

81/0

FinalChipSize

DRAWING

Layer for indicating the Size of chip after dicing (size in x and y).

FinalChipSize

99/1

Floorplan

DRAWING

Cell outline

Floorplan

99/0

Ge_Etch1_DF

DRAWING

1.8 um+-200nm Ge etch to define rib waveguides. Layer will be etched.

Ge_Etch1_DF

304/0

Ge_Etch1_LF

DRAWING

1.8 um+-200nm Ge etch to define rib waveguides. Layer will be protected.

Ge_Etch1_LF

303/0

Label

DRAWING

Labels (dark)

Label

100/0

None

DRAWING

No specific process

None

PinRec

DRAWING

Optical port (pin) recognition layer

PinRec

1/10

PinRecM

DRAWING

Electrical port recognition layer

PinRecM

1/11

Text

DRAWING

Text layer

Text

66/0