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GCS Provides PDKs for Keysight ADS — Wing Yau, Senior Vice President, Global Communication Semiconductors (GCS) responsible for Foundry Services and Applications Engineering, describes what GCS provides for mutual customers of Keysight EEsof EDA and GCS.
Global Communication Semiconductors, founded in 1997, as a California Corporation, Global Communication Semiconductors, LLC ("GCS") is an ISO-certified premier pure-play compound (III-V) semiconductor (GaAs, InP and GaN ) wafer foundry service provider that manufactures technology leading, high performance, high quality, semiconductor devices. Portfolio offerings include Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) and millimeter wave integrated circuits for the wireless markets, power devices for power electronics, and Photodetectors and Lasers for optical communications markets.
Full front-to-back ADS PDK support matrix:
GCS Process Design Kits
| Process Name | Process Description | Latest ADS Version Supported | Front/Back PDK | EM Substrate | MMIC Toolbar | DRC | LVS - Device Recognition | LVS - Physical Nets | Electro-Thermal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | InGaP HBT – D1 | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| D5 | InGaP HBT – D5 | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| SD2 | InGaP HBT – SD2 | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y |
| SPD | InGaP HBT – SPD | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| DHBT1 | InP DHBT1 (150GHz Ft) | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| DHBT2 | InP DHBT2 (250GHz Ft) | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| DHBT3 | InP DHBT3 (300GHz Ft) | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| DHBT5 | InP DHBT5 | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| FP | GaAs pHEMT - 0.5µm (D-mode power) | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| FQ | GaAs pHEMT - 0.25µm (D-mode power) | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| FQDN | GaAs pHEMT - 0.25μm (D-mode low noise) | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| FQEN | GaAs pHEMT - 0.25µm (E-mode low noise) | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| FQED | GaAs pHEMT - 0.25µm (E/D-mode power) | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| GF | GaN HEMT - 0.4µm | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y |
| GQ | GaN HEMT - 0.25µm | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y |
| GT | GaN HEMT - 0.15µm | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y |
| DM | THz Schottky diode - Non-AirBridge | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| DF | THz Schottky diode - AirBridge | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| VC | RFPIN diode | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| V5 | Varactor diode | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| V10 | Varactor diode | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| PM | Integrated Passive Device A - Non-AirBridge | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| PF | Integrated Passive Device B - AirBridge | ADS 2026 | F/B | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
The PDKs are distributed by GCS and are available for immediate use with the Keysight ADS software.
Press Releases
- Global Communication Semiconductors, LLC (GCS) Announces Signoff Verification Support for Keysight ADS PDKs (May 6, 2024)
- GCS announces 0.15um GaN/SiC Foundry process at IMS 2022 (June 6, 2022)
- GCS Expands Design Kit Offering for Keysight Technologies Recently Released Advanced Design System 2011 Software (May 31, 2011)
For more information on GCS, refer to Global Communication Semiconductors, LLC.
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