IPKISS 3.4
Installation
Installing IPKISS on Windows
Downloading the software
Installing the software
License types
Obtaining and installing a license
License Troubleshooting
Luceda Control Center
Installing a code editor
Installing IPKISS on Linux
Installing miniconda on Linux
Installing IPKISS packages
Installing the license on Linux
Configuring your IDE
Using a floating license
Hosting the license server
Configure your floating license
Installing a GDSII viewer
Where to go next
For IPKISS.eda Users
Installing IPKISS.eda
Verify your installation
Environment variables used by IPKISS
Tutorials
Introduction to Python
Python essentials
Variables
Lists and arrays
Loops
Functions
Loading modules
Object Oriented Programming in Python
What is object oriented programming
Object Oriented Programming in Python
Inheritance
Intermezzo: plotting in Python
Using your classes
Advanced class features
Private methods
Operator overloading
Finishing the sample program
Adding the Noisy Signal class
Implementing the filter class
Adjusting the main file
Setting up the environment
Downloading & installing Python editor
Launching PyCharm
IPKISS sample project
Setting up the interpreter
Creating a new IPKISS design project
Adding a PDK to your project
Additional user libraries
Some useful PyCharm features
Autocompletion
Jump-to-definition
Debugging
Configuring Python interpreter after project creation
Managing conda virtual environments and installing extra packages
Creating a development environment
Installing extra packages
Setting up the editor environment in Wing IDE
Creating a new project and choosing the python executable
The editor environment
Adding a folder to the project
Executing your first file
Quickstart: First simple circuit design
Step 1: Creating the components
The technology file
Step 2: Building circuits
Making the building blocks
Layout
CircuitModel
What is IPKISS?
Python Scripting
History
Ipkiss 3 overview
Ipkiss framework
Properties
PCell framework
Geometry
Layout
Netlist
Circuit simulation
Technology
Traces and waveguides
Virtual fabrication
Visualization
Device simulation
Picazzo component library
Layout: basics
Drawing waveguides
Creating a PCell
Building a small circuit
Ignore errors in specs
Parametrize cell and reuse
Parametrize spiral length
Parametrizing the trace template
Parametrizing the directional coupler
Verifying your layout
Netlist extraction
Post-layout simulation
Where to go from here
PCell: Basics
Step 1: PCell and Properties
The very beginning
Using properties to specify the design parameters
Executing a first script
Recap
Step 2: PCell and Views
Views
Instantiating views
Recap
Step 3: Technology
Using technology
Selecting a technology
Recap
Step 4: Simple layout: First GDSII
Adding elements to a layout
Visualizing and export to GDSII
Recap
Layout: Advanced (hierarchy and waveguides)
Step 1: Layout level hierarchy: Two Rings
Using ChildCellProperty to create Hierarchical PCells
Placing layout instances
Instantiating a hierarchical cell
Using defaults
Caution setting properties of child cells of TwoRingsWithDefaults
Recap
Step 2: Using waveguides in a layout
Waveguides
Default waveguide template and ChildCells
Placing the waveguides in the Layout View
Instantiating the ring
Modifying the width of the waveguide template
Step 3: Using ports and routes
Defining ports to connect components together
Using Routes
Defining the directional coupler using routes
Recap
Step 4: Using rounded waveguides
Defining rounded waveguides
Recap
Circuit models: Basics
First example of a model
Defining the CircuitModel view
Building a custom CompactModel
Building a circuit
Adding time-domain behavior
Writing multimode models
Specifying default values for parameters
Accessing the layout from the model view
Running simulations
Running a frequency-domain simulation
Running a time-domain simulation
Additional resources
Circuit models: Advanced
Model definition guidelines
Debugging Models
Python Models
Polynomial dependent variables and coefficients
Writing a netlist manually
Troubleshooting
Circuit models based on S-parameter data
Loading from touchstone into SMatrix1DSweep
Specific 3rd party tool support
Loading S-matrices from a binary file
Creating a B-Spline interpolation model
Assigning an smatrix model to your PCell
Physical device simulation
General concept
API example
Supported tools
Interfacing with Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA CST Studio Suite ®
Interfacing with Ansys Lumerical FDTD
Interfacing with Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA CST Studio Suite ®
1. Define the Simulation Geometry
Layout
Verifying the device geometry in IPKISS
Simulation Geometry
2. Define the simulation
3. Inspect the simulation job
4. Retrieve and plot simulation results
5. Tune the geometry settings
Geometry Configuration
Process Flow
Excluding Layers
Bounding Box
6. Tune the generic simulation settings
Multimode waveguides
7. Use tool-specific settings
Using materials defined by the simulation tool
Export additional settings from CST Studio Suite to IPKISS
Multiphysics simulations
Interfacing with Ansys Lumerical FDTD
1. Define the Simulation Geometry
Layout
Verifying the device geometry in IPKISS
Simulation Geometry
2. Define the simulation
3. Inspect the simulation job
4. Retrieve and plot simulation results
5. Tune the geometry settings
Geometry Configuration
Process Flow
Excluding Layers
Bounding Box
6. Tune the generic simulation settings
Multimode waveguides
7. Use tool-specific settings
Using materials defined by the simulation tool
Export additional settings from FDTD Solutions to IPKISS
Verifying the device geometry in IPKISS
Sample gallery
Modifying the GDSII table of an existing technology
Loading a touchstone file
See also
Creating a Cell from an existing GDSII file with a new technology
Adding the missing layers to a tech file
Importing a cell with GDSII layers in the new tech file
A Ring Resonator based Filter based on the Vernier principle
Defining the Vernier Filter PCell
Embedding the design algorithm in the PCell
Running the design, simulation and layout
Spirals with controlled length and port location
Example MZI (layout + circuit)
Running circuit simulation
Creating a Cell from an Existing GDSII file
Export a grating coupler to GDSII
Importing the GDSII file
Disk Resonator with Wraparound waveguide
Defining the Parametric Cell
Generating the Disk Layout using geometric primitives
Creating a Waveguide child cell
Creating a Rounded Waveguide
Calculating the correct control shape
Using Waveguide Templates
Adding Ports
Recap
Using Inheritance for component specialization
General Class: MMI
Specialized Class: MMI_12
Specialized Class: MMI_21
Specialized Class: MMI_22
Specialized Class: SquareMMI
Layout and simulation of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with spiral delay line.
Purpose
Quickstart sample
Importing the technology file
Creating the ring resonator
Running a circuit simulation
Creating the grating coupler
Creating a small circuit with the ring and grating coupler
Mach-Zehnder lattice filter
Spiral with Expanded Waveguides and Spline Bends
Defining the Spline Rounding Algorithm
Defining the trace template
Defining a spiral
Archimedian Spiral
Defining a customized technology
Getting started
Adding a process layer
Defining rules
Visualization and import/export settings
Overwriting technology keys
Example: ring resonator with back-end opening cover layer
Defining the virtual fabrication
Netlist extraction from layout
Importing the technology file
Creating a MZI in layout
Extracting the netlist
Run a simulation
Example of an Athermal Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Operation principle and design
Constructing the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Designing the component and running the simulation
Incorporating the design logic into the device
Layout
Coarse WDM (CWDM) filter using cascaded MZIs
Introduction
Design and simulation
Influence of variations/inaccuracies
Using a foundry PDK
Variability analysis of Mach-Zehnder lattice design
Guides
Technology
General structure of a TECH-tree
Required technology tree
Write your own TECH: Recommended file structure
Name of the technology
Metrics
Process
GDSII
Display Settings
Design Rules
Materials
Virtual Fabrication
Mask layers
From mask layers to material stacks
Traces
Grating Couplers
OpenAccess (IPKISS.eda only)
Layer settings
Routing settings
Required Technology Keys: IPKISS
Required Technology Keys: PICAZZO
Properties
DefinitionProperty
Using DefinitionProperty
Default Values
Restrictions
Preprocessors
Caching
Derivates of DefinitionProperty
Parametric Cells
IPKISS PCells
Properties
Views
Define the state of a View
Only one view instance per view class.
Retrieving Views
View property defaults
Making Fixed (P)Cells
IPKISS Views
The Layout View
Layout concepts
Defining the layout view
Shapes
Elements
Boundary and Path elements
PolygonText
Groups
Using shape operations
Working with process purpose layers
Defining ports
Adding instances
Layout view inheritance
Hierarchical PCells
ChildCells
ChildCellProperty
Adding the child views
Overriding views originating from ChildCellProperty
Caution setting properties of child cell
Netlist
What is a Netlist view
Netlist terms
Netlist instances
Netlist Links
Naming of terms, links and instances
Generate a NetlistView from a LayoutView
Basic use
Generating terms only
Full hierarchical extraction
Waveguides
Waveguides are cells
Waveguides are Traces
Trace Templates
Predefined waveguide templates
How to use waveguides in a circuit (IPKISS)
How to use waveguides in a circuit (IPKISS.eda module)
Basic waveguide example
See also
Caphe introduction
Circuit simulations
Building blocks for circuit simulations
Running circuit simulations in IPKISS
Advantages of using Caphe
Further reading
Boolean Operations
Booleans between Shapes
Booleans between Elements
Operations including Paths
Booleans between Layers
Booleans between ElementLists
A real-world example
IPKISS.eda user manual
Working with IPKISS.eda for L-Edit
Getting started with IPKISS.eda for L-Edit
Installing a license file
Using the example library
Starting L-Edit
Loading the demonstration project
Creating a new design based on a PDK
Step 1: Start a new design
Step 2: Instantiate cells
Step 3: Route and generate waveguides
Step 4: Adapt waveguide routes
Reusing cells in circuits
Create the MZI design
Create the test design
Conclusion
Library organization
Step 1: The PDK
Step 2: User libraries
Step 3: Designs in IPKISS (code-based)
Step 4: Designs in IPKISS (OpenAccess based)
Step 5: Exporting user libraries to OpenAccess
Known limitations and issues
Limitations
Issues
Logging configuration
File logging
Loglevel
Logfolder location
API Reference
IPKISS Reference
PCell Reference
PCell
Defining new Types with Properties
Adding Restrictions
Defining Default Values
Allowing
None
as a valid value
Caching
Locking Properties
Preprocessors
Documenting Properties
Properties & Restrictions Reference
Basic Properties
Properties Derived From DefinitionProperty
Restrictions
Property Preprocessors
Property Validation Errors
Library
Netlist Reference
Netlist view building blocks
Terms
Instances
Nets
Netlist extraction
ipkiss3.all.NetlistFromLayout
extract_terms
Layout Reference
Geometry Reference
Basic Shapes
Spline Shapes
Shape modifiers
Ports Reference
Optical Ports
Electrical Ports
Create Ports
Placement Reference
Functions
Specifications
Routing
ipkiss3.pcell.routing.RouteToLine
ipkiss3.pcell.routing.RouteToAngle
ipkiss3.pcell.routing.RouteManhattan
RouteToLine
RouteToAngle
Helper Functions
Transformations
ipkiss3.all.IdentityTransform
ipkiss3.all.Translation
ipkiss3.all.Rotation
ipkiss3.all.VMirror
ipkiss3.all.HMirror
ipkiss3.all.CMirror
ipkiss3.all.Stretch
ipkiss3.all.Magnification
Elements and Layers
Shape Elements
Reference Elements
SizeInfo
ipkiss.geometry.size_info.SizeInfo
Retrieving the size info
Operations
Generated Layers
get_elements_for_generated_layers
Importing Layouts from GDSII
IoColumn
Layout View
Traces
Traces and Trace Templates
Optical waveguides and waveguide templates
Electrical traces and trace templates
Bundles
Transitions
Waveguide transitions
Waveguide transitions starting from a port
AutoTraceTransitionFromPort
Electrical
ElectricalWire
ElectricalWindowWireTemplate
Electrical Vias
CircuitModel View reference
ipkiss3.all.CircuitModelView
ipkiss3.all.CompactModel
ipkiss3.all.HierarchicalModel
ipkiss3.all.Probe
ipkiss3.all.FunctionExcitation
ipkiss3.all.circuit_sim.SMatrix1DSweep
ipkiss3.all.circuit_sim.BSplineSModel
ipkiss3.all.circuit_sim.test_circuitmodel
Device simulation reference
ipkiss3.all.device_sim.SimulationGeometry
ipkiss3.all.device_sim.SMatrixOutput
ipkiss3.all.device_sim.LumericalFDTDSimulation
ipkiss3.all.device_sim.CSTTDSimulation
ipkiss3.all.device_sim.Port
ipkiss3.all.device_sim.Macro
ipkiss3.all.device_sim.MacroFile
Technology Reference
Technology
get_technology
ipkiss.technology.technology.TechnologyTree
ipkiss.technology.technology.DelayedInitTechnologyTree
Process
ipkiss.process.layer.ProcessLayer
ipkiss.process.layer.PatternPurpose
ipkiss.process.layer.ProcessPurposeLayer
ipkiss.process.layer.PPLayer
ipkiss.primitives.layer.Layer
GDSII
ipkiss.process.layer_map.GenericGdsiiPPLayerInputMap
ipkiss.process.layer_map.GenericGdsiiPPLayerOutputMap
ipkiss.io.gds_layer.AutoGdsiiLayerInputMap
ipkiss.io.gds_layer.AutoGdsiiLayerOutputMap
ipkiss.process.layer_map.UnconstrainedGdsiiPPLayerInputMap
ipkiss.process.layer_map.UnconstrainedGdsiiPPLayerOutputMap
Display
ipkiss.visualisation.display_style.DisplayStyle
ipkiss.visualisation.display_style.DisplayStyleSet
ipkiss.visualisation.display_style.CyclicDisplayStyleSet
Materials
pysics.basics.material.material.Material
pysics.basics.material.material.MaterialFactory
pysics.basics.material.material_stack.MaterialStack
pysics.basics.material.material_stack.MaterialStackFactory
Virtual Fabrication
ipkiss.plugins.vfabrication.process_flow.VFabricationProcessFlow
visualize_2d
cross_section
Example
File input/output
Touchstone import
import_touchstone_smatrix
PDK structure
PDK Source and distributable PDK
Requirements for IPKISS.eda
PDK Source requirements
Distributable PDK requirements
Config File (pdkname.cfg)
Contents File (all.py)
Technology File (pdkname.technology)
Indices and tables
Picazzo Reference
Logical Blocks
Logical Couplers
Coupler2x1
Coupler1x2
Coupler2x2
Model Parameters
Logical Inline Reflectors
Reflector
WaveguideReflector
Model
Logical Termination
Termination
PerfectTermination
Fiber Couplers
Curved Fiber Couplers
FiberCouplerCurvedGrating
FiberCouplerCurvedGratingGeneric
Uniform Line Fiber Couplers
UniformLineGrating
Fiber Coupler base classes
FiberCouplerGrating
Filters
Mach-Zehnder Interferometers
MZI
MZIWaveguides
MZIWithCells
MZIWaveguideArm
MZIContainerArm
Ring Resonators
Hierarchy of the ring circuit and layout
Coupler sections
Coupler positioning
Circuit model
Multi Mode Interferometers
Tapered MMIs
Untapered MMIs
Rib MMIs
Photonic Crystals
Generic Photonic Crystals
DodecPhCLayout
HexPhCLayout
OctPhCLayout
SquarePhCLayout
TriangularPhCLayout
RectangularPhCLayout
Photonic Crystal W1 Waveguides and Cavities
GenericW1Waveguide
W1Waveguide
W1WaveguideWithInlineCavity
W1WaveguideWithAllpass
Photonic Crystal HeteroWaveguide Layouts
W1HeteroCavity
W1HeteroCavity1Mirror
W1HeteroCavityMulti
Traces
Wire Waveguides
WireWaveguideTemplate
Transitions
Rib Waveguides
RibWaveguideTemplate
RibWireWaveguideTemplate
Transitions
Thinned Waveguides
ThinnedWaveguideTemplate
Transitions
Slot Waveguides
SlotWaveguideTemplate
DoubleSlotWaveguideTemplate
Transitions
Socket Waveguides
SocketWaveguideTemplate
SlottedSocketWaveguideTemplate
Transitions
Electrical Wire
ElectricalWireTemplate
Transitions
Transition circuit models
Waveguide Blocks
Waveguide Bends
WgBend
WgBend90
Waveguide Splitters
WgYSplitter
WgYCombiner
WgY90Splitter
WgY90Combiner
WgY180Splitter
WgY180Combiner
Directional Couplers
StraightDirectionalCoupler
BendDirectionalCoupler
SBendDirectionalCoupler
CircuitModel details
Waveguide Crossings
WgDirectCrossing
WgParabolicCrossing
Waveguide Gratings
WaveguideNonUniformGrating
WaveguideUniformGrating
WaveguideSectionsGratingPeriod
ModifiedWaveguideGratingPeriod
WaveguideSideGratingPeriod
WaveguideSideRibGratingPeriod
WaveguideSideBlockGratingPeriod
WaveguideGrooveGratingPeriod
Model details
Waveguide Bundles
WaveguideBundle
TemplatedWaveguideBundle
Spirals
SingleSpiral
SingleSpiralRounded
DoubleSpiral
DoubleSpiralRounded
DoubleSpiralWithInCoupling
DoubleSpiralWithInCouplingRounded
FixedLengthSpiral
FixedLengthSpiralRounded
Waveguide Connectors
WaveguideConnector
RoundedWaveguideConnector
Routing
Placement and routing
PlaceComponents
ConnectComponents
PlaceAndConnect
PlaceAndAutoRoute
Apertures
OpenAperture
WireWgAperture
Containers and Adapters
AutoTransitionPorts
AutoTransitionPorts
ExtendPorts
ExtendPorts
FanoutPorts
FanoutPorts
IoFibcoup
IoFibcoupGeneric
IoFibcoupEastWest
IoFibcoup
Containers with Waveguides
ContainerWithWaveguides
ContainerWithWaveguideBundle
ContainerWithRoundedWaveguides
ContainerWithRoundedWaveguideBundle
Route Ports
RoutePortsEastWest
RoutePortsAroundCorner
TerminatePorts
TerminatePorts
Electrical Components
Vias
ContactHole
Via12
Modulators
Phase modulators
Phase modulator trace templates
Phase modulator
single page reference
Logical Blocks
Coupler1x2
Coupler2x1
Coupler2x2
Reflector
WaveguideReflector
Termination
PerfectTermination
Grating Couplers
FiberCouplerCurvedGrating
FiberCouplerCurvedGratingGeneric
UniformLineGrating
FiberCouplerGrating
Ringresonators
RingRect
RingRect180DropFilter
RingRoundedShape
RingRectNotchFilter
RingRect180DropFilter
RingRect90DropFilter
RingRectWrappedNotchFilter
RingRectWrapped180DropFilter
RingRectSymmNotchFilter
RingRectSymm180DropFilter
RingRectSymm90DropFilter
RingRectSBendNotchFilter
RingRectSBend180DropFilter
Multi-mode Interferometers
MMITapered
MMIIdenticalTapered
MMISymmetricTapered
MMI1x2Tapered
MMI2x1Tapered
MMI2x2Tapered
RibMMIIdenticalTapered
RibMMISymmetricTapered
RibMMI1x2Tapered
RibMMI2x1Tapered
RibMMI2x2Tapered
MMI
MMIIdentical
MMISymmetric
MMI1x2
MMI2x1
MMI2x2
Mach-Zehnder Interferometers (MZI)
MZI
MZIWaveguides
MZIWithCells
MZIWaveguideArm
MZIContainerArm
Generic Photonic Crystals
DodecPhCLayout
HexPhCLayout
OctPhCLayout
SquarePhCLayout
TriangularPhCLayout
RectangularPhCLayout
Photonic Crystal HeteroWaveguide Layouts
W1HeteroCavity
W1HeteroCavity1Mirror
W1HeteroCavityMulti
Photonic Crystal W1 Waveguides and Cavities
GenericW1Waveguide
W1Waveguide
W1WaveguideWithInlineCavity
W1WaveguideWithAllpass
Rib Waveguides
RibWaveguideTemplate
RibWireWaveguideTemplate
Slot Waveguides
SlotWaveguideTemplate
DoubleSlotWaveguideTemplate
Socket Waveguides
SocketWaveguideTemplate
SlottedSocketWaveguideTemplate
Thinned Waveguides
ThinnedWaveguideTemplate
ThinnedWaveguideTemplate
Wire Waveguides
WireWaveguideTemplate
Rib Transitions
WireRibWaveguideTransitionLinear
WireRibWaveguideTransitionFromPortLinear
Slot Transitions
SlottedWireWaveguideTransitionLinear
SlottedWireWaveguideTransitionFromPortLinear
Socket Transitions
WireSocketWaveguideTransitionLinear
WireSocketWaveguideTransitionFromPortLinear
Thinned Transitions
ThinnedWireWireWaveguideTransitionLinear
ThinnedWireWireWaveguideTransitionFromPortLinear
Wire Transitions
WireWaveguideTransitionLinear
WireWaveguideTransitionFromPortLinear
Bends
WgBend
WgBend90
Crossings
WgDirectCrossing
WgParabolicCrossing
Gratings
WaveguideUniformGrating
WaveguideNonUniformGrating
ModifiedWaveguideGratingPeriod
WaveguideSideGratingPeriod
Directional Couplers
StraightDirectionalCoupler
BendDirectionalCoupler
SBendDirectionalCoupler
Splitters
WgYSplitter
WgYCombiner
WgY90Splitter
WgY90Combiner
WgY180Splitter
WgY180Combiner
Waveguide Bundles
WaveguideBundle
Spirals
SingleSpiral
SingleSpiralRounded
DoubleSpiral
DoubleSpiralRounded
DoubleSpiralWithInCoupling
DoubleSpiralWithInCouplingRounded
FixedLengthSpiral
FixedLengthSpiralRounded
PlaceComponents
ConnectComponents
PlaceAndConnect
PlaceAndAutoRoute
OpenAperture
WireWgAperture
AutoTransitionPorts
AutoTransitionPorts
FanoutPorts
FanoutPorts
IoFibcoup
IoFibcoupGeneric
IoFibcoupEastWest
IoFibcoup
ContainerWithWaveguides
ContainerWithWaveguides
ContainerWithWaveguideBundle
ContainerWithRoundedWaveguides
ContainerWithRoundedWaveguideBundle
ExtendPorts
ExtendPorts
Route Ports
RoutePortsEastWest
RoutePortsAroundCorner
TerminatePorts
TerminatePorts
ContactHole
Via12
Phase Modulators
PhaseShifterWaveguideTemplate
LateralPNPhaseShifterTemplate
LongitudinalPNPhaseShifterTemplate
PhaseModulator
Support, Changelog and links
History
Change Log
Ipkiss 3.4
Installation
Ipkiss
Ipkiss.eda
Documentation
Backward compatibility notes
Ipkiss 3.3
Documentation
Ipkiss
Picazzo
Ipkiss.eda
Ipkiss 3.2.1
General
Ipkiss
Documentation
Ipkiss 3.2
General
Ipkiss
Ipcore
Caphe
Luceda control center
Ipkiss.eda
Documentation
Ipkiss 3.1.3
General
Ipcore
Ipkiss
Caphe
Picazzo
Ipkiss.eda
Ipkiss 3.1.2
Installation & Getting Started
Ipcore
Ipkiss
Pysics
Picazzo
Ipkiss.eda
Ipkiss 2.4 Compatibility
Documentation
Ipkiss 3.1.1
Ipkiss
Ipkiss-caphe interface
Picazzo
Samples & documentation
Ipkiss 3.1.0
Installation
Samples & documentation
Ipcore
Ipkiss
Picazzo
Picazzo 2.4
Ipkiss 2.4
Pysimul
Ipkiss 3.0.1
Ipcore
Ipkiss
Picazzo
Simulation
i-Python notebooks
Ipkiss 2.4 compatibility
Ipkiss 3.0
Functionality
User experience
Under the hood
Running Ipkiss 2.4 code in Ipkiss 3
Property system
Using properties on objects that don’t inherit from StrongPropertyInitializer
Overriding Properties with normal python attributes
Implementing Restrictions
Creating classes with definition names that are not declared at first
Number properties are cast to the correct type
Leading and trailing underscores
Layout
Magnification
Technology files
Mixing 3.0 and 2.4 syntax
Porting from Ipkiss 2.4 to Ipkiss 3
Importing Ipkiss
Property defaults:
define_
→
_default_
Structure (2.4) → PCell/LayoutView (3.0)
Port names
Using the Layout view
Netlist View
Hierarchy
Default children
Passing parameters from parent to default child
Waveguide Definition (2.4) → Waveguide Template (3.0)
Custom window waveguide definitions (2.4) -> window trace templates (3.0)
WgElDefinition
Waveguides: cells instead of layout elements
Picazzo
Technology
Porting from Ipkiss 3.0 to Ipkiss 3.0.1
The
set
method is more restrictive
Casting of Numbers in NumberProperties
PortList behaves similar to TermDict
Layer Properties in PICAZZO
Technology
Explicit Evaluations of child views are no longer required
Notebooks are now using IPython 3
Porting from Ipkiss 3.0.1 to Ipkiss 3.1
Luceda debug environment variables have changed
PICAZZO: The Transition between WireWaveguides has an adaptive length
PICAZZO: The default
purpose
of
ElectricalWireTemplate
has changed
Known backwards incompatibilities 3.1.2
Known backwards incompatibilities 3.1.3
Waveguide circuit models
Subclassing legacy CapheModel
ShapeWindowTraceTransition.straight_extension
Porting circuit models and user code from Ipkiss 3.1.2 to Ipkiss 3.1.3
1. Convert PCell definition
2. Convert user code
Layout changes 3.2.0
ShapeArc
route_to_parallel_line
Known backwards incompatibilities in 3.3.0
NetlistFromLayout
Spirals
Autotransition database
Known backwards incompatibilities in 3.4.0
TraceBundle
IPKISS.eda
IPKISS.eda logging
Timestamps: created, modified
Unit and Grid Properties
Locked properties
Porting from Ipkiss 3.3.0 to Ipkiss 3.4.0
Rebuilding your libraries
PDK Config File
Routing functions
Glossary
Design Automation
General
Semiconductor ecosystem
Layout and mask
Modeling
Formats
Verification
Photonics
IPKISS
Python Programming
Changelog
Ipkiss 3.4
Installation
Ipkiss
Ipkiss.eda
Documentation
Backward compatibility notes
Ipkiss 3.3
Documentation
Ipkiss
Picazzo
Ipkiss.eda
Ipkiss 3.2.1
General
Ipkiss
Documentation
Ipkiss 3.2
General
Ipkiss
Ipcore
Caphe
Luceda control center
Ipkiss.eda
Documentation
Ipkiss 3.1.3
General
Ipcore
Ipkiss
Caphe
Picazzo
Ipkiss.eda
Ipkiss 3.1.2
Installation & Getting Started
Ipcore
Ipkiss
Pysics
Picazzo
Ipkiss.eda
Ipkiss 2.4 Compatibility
Documentation
Ipkiss 3.1.1
Ipkiss
Ipkiss-caphe interface
Picazzo
Samples & documentation
Ipkiss 3.1.0
Installation
Samples & documentation
Ipcore
Ipkiss
Picazzo
Picazzo 2.4
Ipkiss 2.4
Pysimul
Ipkiss 3.0.1
Ipcore
Ipkiss
Picazzo
Simulation
i-Python notebooks
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Under the hood
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