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message-1422556562421059634

2025-09-30T12:11:54.304+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)

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message-1422556565214335099

2025-09-30T12:11:54.97+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)

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For the analog layout, do you want to use magic or KLayout?

gf180mcu has PCells for both. However, the KLayout PCells require a more complex setup due to the use of GDSFactory.
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message-1422558018993786971

2025-09-30T12:17:41.578+00:00 — Vipul (@vipul.sh)

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I will prefer magic as have worked on it earlier for few designs but open for klayout also.
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message-1422558140997701652

2025-09-30T12:18:10.666+00:00 — Vipul (@vipul.sh)

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What about schematic, simulation, lvs steps? Is it similar to as for sky130?
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message-1422558205158101084

2025-09-30T12:18:25.963+00:00 — Vipul (@vipul.sh)

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Using xschem, ngspice , netgen
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message-1422561679539179521

2025-09-30T12:32:14.32+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)

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Yes, it's pretty much the same. I would recommend installing the latest PDK via ciel (https://github.com/fossi-foundation/ciel) and taking a look at the tool-specific setup in gf180mcuD/libs.tech/*.

You can then ask any specific questions here.
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