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# Thread: Cadence PDK?

Category: **ℹ️ - Information**
Parent channel: **#⁉️-questions**
Thread ID: `1486374138074628187`

Messages: **17**

## message-1486374138074628187

**2026-03-25T14:40:10.013+00:00 — chasak (@chaask)**

- Message ID: `1486374138074628187`
- Author ID: `684463118709162093`
- Nickname: chasak
- User name: chaask
- Type: `Default`
- Discord message: https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1486374138074628187/1486374138074628187
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```text
Does the wafer.space GF180 PDK have a Virtuoso compatible version. I am trying to do some analog design work, and i am comfortable inside Virtuoso. So just wondering, if we have that option.
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## message-1486411656883081317

**2026-03-25T17:09:15.194+00:00 — nmz787**

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I haven't seen any
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## message-1486411699102814439

**2026-03-25T17:09:25.26+00:00 — nmz787**

- Message ID: `1486411699102814439`
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```text
the only DRC seems to be klayout
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## message-1486416824823316624

**2026-03-25T17:29:47.327+00:00 — tnt (@246tnt)**

- Message ID: `1486416824823316624`
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```text
Wouldn't that be distributed by Cadence directly ?
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## message-1486416927747473601

**2026-03-25T17:30:11.866+00:00 — tnt (@246tnt)**

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```text
I know for sky130 open pdk, Cadence is the one ditributing the matching PDK.
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## message-1486416983711940710

**2026-03-25T17:30:25.209+00:00 — tnt (@246tnt)**

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It's still subject to NDA and such so no-one else can distribute it ...
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## message-1486448972431233097

**2026-03-25T19:37:31.914+00:00 — chasak (@chaask)**

- Message ID: `1486448972431233097`
- Author ID: `684463118709162093`
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I dont think cadence version is opensource. but generally mpw vendors or the foundry supply the closed source pdk under nda. is that possible with us.
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## message-1486449299838599180

**2026-03-25T19:38:49.974+00:00 — chasak (@chaask)**

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will our mpw partner also be able do that @Tim 'mithro' Ansell .
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## message-1486450491473920052

**2026-03-25T19:43:34.082+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell (@mithro_)**

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```text
wafer.space doesn't care how you create the GDS but we don't supply access to any proprietary PDKs.

Your GDS also needs to be 100% clean by the wafer.space platform, not whatever the cadence or any proprietary PDK says.

Wafer.space also does not support waivers from customers.
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## message-1486451186159849562

**2026-03-25T19:46:19.708+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell (@mithro_)**

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Some people have access to a mostly compatible Cadence PDK through agreements with other entities and have successfully taped out.

As well, GF will *not* respond to requests for the PDK without other relationships with them already.
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## message-1486451330867400744

**2026-03-25T19:46:54.209+00:00 — chasak (@chaask)**

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thanks tim.
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## message-1486451472248999956

**2026-03-25T19:47:27.917+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell (@mithro_)**

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I'm unclear if Cadence tooling is able to load the open source file formats. They are old enough / simple enough they might work with a bit of work.
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## message-1486452022411792605

**2026-03-25T19:49:39.086+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell (@mithro_)**

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**Content**

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Btw wafer.space also doesn't provide any direct support for tooling - open or closed.

If you need technical help in creating designs (with whatever tooling), the design help page has a number of companies willing to provide paid support services.
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## message-1486466886802604186

**2026-03-25T20:48:43.033+00:00 — nmz787**

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my experience also is that the foundry provides the PDK, with support for any tools they expect users will want. I have never heard of tool vendors supplying a foundry PDK component
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## message-1486467106257109062

**2026-03-25T20:49:35.355+00:00 — nmz787**

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for something like DRC, I don't think this is possible without some translator which surely Cadence/Synopsys isn't making for working with klayout
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## message-1486467181792202774

**2026-03-25T20:49:53.364+00:00 — nmz787**

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OASIS and GDS are industry standards, so of course closed-source tools support them
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## message-1486467406745436381

**2026-03-25T20:50:46.997+00:00 — nmz787**

- Message ID: `1486467406745436381`
- Author ID: `376976238528692225`
- Nickname: nmz787
- User name: nmz787
- Type: `Default`
- Discord message: https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1486374138074628187/1486467406745436381
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**Content**

```text
APR techfiles are mostly ASCII with grid definitions (pitches, CDs, spaces) so a translator is likely easier to code (I suppose even for AI)
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