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# Thread: Using commercial tools

Category: **ℹ️ - Information**
Parent channel: **#⁉️-questions**
Thread ID: `1443997999633268756`

Messages: **3**

## message-1444041962490429594

**2025-11-28T19:07:12.86+00:00 — Leo Moser (mole99) (@mole99)**

- Message ID: `1444041962490429594`
- Author ID: `323371864074485771`
- Nickname: Leo Moser (mole99)
- User name: mole99
- Type: `Default`
- Discord message: https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1443997999633268756/1444041962490429594
- Archive source: https://discord.wafer.space/wafer-space/%E2%84%B9%EF%B8%8F%20-%20Information/%E2%81%89%EF%B8%8F-questions/using-commercial-tools/2025-11/2025-11.json
- Archive source: https://discord.wafer.space/wafer-space/Information/questions/using-commercial-tools/2025-11/2025-11.json

**Content**

```text
In theory this should be possible (the layer mapping is the same). But I don't think that you are allowed to use the commercial PDK with wafer.space.
You could, however, create a design with proprietary tools and the open source PDK.
```

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## message-1444094448819503284

**2025-11-28T22:35:46.576+00:00 — Tim 'mithro' Ansell (@mithro_)**

- Message ID: `1444094448819503284`
- Author ID: `169786952432746498`
- Nickname: Tim 'mithro' Ansell
- User name: mithro_
- Type: `Default`
- Discord message: https://discord.com/channels/1361349522684510449/1443997999633268756/1444094448819503284
- Archive source: https://discord.wafer.space/wafer-space/%E2%84%B9%EF%B8%8F%20-%20Information/%E2%81%89%EF%B8%8F-questions/using-commercial-tools/2025-11/2025-11.json
- Archive source: https://discord.wafer.space/wafer-space/Information/questions/using-commercial-tools/2025-11/2025-11.json

**Content**

```text
I don't care how you create the GDS. If your GDS is clean by the precheck, then it should be good.

You licensing/legal agreements with proprietary vendors/foundries might cause you issues. I don't provide legal advice, talk to your lawyer 🙂

I also don't know anyone doing this so the likelihood of hitting bugs or edge cases is also very high. We also don't provide any type of support for their tooling.
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## message-1444133794767437965

**2025-11-29T01:12:07.381+00:00 — Evansika (@xintingjiang_36756)**

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- Author ID: `1413605821430104114`
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Thanks !
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