Layers

The following table gives an overview of the available layers in the SiFab demo PDK and how they are named.

Layer Table

LAYER NAME

DESCRIPTION

IPKISS LAYER (TECH.PPLAYER.*)

GDS NUMBER

SI

Full Silicon - Waveguides

SI

1/0

TEXT

Full Silicon - Text

TEXT

1/1

SHALLOW

Shallow Silicon Etch - Gratings and Rib Waveguides

SHALLOW

2/0

SHALLOW_TRENCH

Shallow Silicon Etch - Trenches

SHALLOW_TRENCH

2/2

SIN

Silicon Nitride - Waveguides

SIN

3/0

SIN_SHALLOW

Thin Silicon Nitride - Edge Couplers

SIN_SHALLOW

4/0

SIN_SHALLOW_TRENCH

Thin Silicon Nitride - Trenches

SIN_SHALLOW_TRENCH

4/2

N_DRW

Low Dose n-type Implant

N

5/0

NPLUS_DRW

High Dose n-type Implant

NPLUS

6/0

P_DRW

Low Dose p-type Implant

P

7/0

PPLUS_DRW

High Dose n-type Implant

PPLUS

8/0

CON_DRW

Via between Doped Layer and M1

CON

11/0

HT

Metal Heater

HT

15/0

M1

Metal 1

M1

20/0

V12

Via between M1 and M2

V12

21/0

M2

Metal 2

M2

22/0

GE

Germanium

GE

30/0

DOC

Design Documentation

DOC

50/0

ERROR

Error Indication

ERROR

50/1