IHP 130nm BiCMOS Open Source PDK documentation

IHP Open Source PDK project goal is to provide a fully open source Process Design Kit and related data, which can be used to create manufacturable designs at IHP's facility.

Current Status -- Experimental Preview

Warning

IHP Open Source PDK are currently treating the current content as an experimental preview / alpha release.

While the SG13G2 process node and the PDK from which this open source release was derived have been used to create many designs that have been successfully manufactured in significant quantities, the open source PDK is not intended to be used for production at this moment.

The PDK will be tagged with a production version when ready to do production design.

SG13G2 Process Node

SG13G2 is a high performance BiCMOS technology with a 0.13 μm CMOS process. It contains bipolar devices based on SiGe:C npn-HBT's with up to 350 GHz transient frequency ($f_T$) and 450 GHz oscillation frequency ($f_{max}$). This process provides 2 gate oxides: A thin gate oxide for the 1.2 V digital logic and a thick oxide for a 3.3 V supply voltage. For both modules NMOS, PMOS and isolated NMOS transistors are offered. Further passive components like poly silicon resistors and MIM capacitors are available. The backend option offers 5 thin metal layers, two thick metal layers (2 and 3 μm thick) and a MIM layer.

Prerequisites

At a minimum:

• Git 2.35+
• Python 3.6+

On Ubuntu, simply

apt install -y build-essential virtualenv python3

Building the documentation

To build documentation locally, you could use the following commands:

# Download the repository
git clone https://github.com/IHP-GmbH/IHP-Open-PDK-docs
cd docs/

# Create a Python virtual environment and install requirements into it.
virtualenv docs_env --python=python3
. docs_env/bin/activate

# Build the documentation
make docs

About IHP

The IHP is a non-university research establishment institutionally funded by the German federal and state governments and a member of the Leibniz Association.

The IHP is one of the world's leading research institutions in the field of silicon/germanium electronics. In this field, it has extensive, closely coordinated expertise in semiconductor technology, materials research, high-frequency circuit design and system solutions. Its electronic and photonic-electronic technologies and circuits are among the most powerful in the world. In the speed of silicon-based transistors, IHP holds the world record with 720 GHz maximum oscillation frequency. The institute has a pilot line that manufactures circuits using its high-performance SiGe BiCMOS technologies. Through its research and manufacturing services, IHP contributes significantly to the innovative strength of Germany and Europe, especially in the field of ultrahigh-frequency electronics. The institute's research results are applied in socially important areas such as semiconductor manufacturing, wireless and power broadband communications, health, space, Industry 4.0 or Agriculture 4.0 and mobility.

Contacting IHP

Requests for more information about SG13G2 and other standard and custom foundry technologies can be emailed to <[email protected]>.

License

The IHP Open Source PDK is released under the [Apache 2.0 license](LICENSE).

The copyright details are:

Copyright 2024 IHP PDK Authors

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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