Analog IC Design Using Open Source Tools and IHP-Open-PDK
Date: June 24, 2026
Time: 8:30 – 18:30
Location: Poznan University of Technology
Participant limit: 15 people (first come, first served)
Participation fee: 100 EUR (the price does not include VAT, students are exempt from the fee). Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Workshop format: Interactive demonstration with the possibility to work at stations prepared by the organizer. Personal computers are not required; however, participants may use their own laptops if they wish.
Workshop Agenda
- 8:30 – 9:00 – Participant registration, organizational introduction
- 9:00 – 10:30 – Introduction to analog design in an open-source environment (overview of tools: Xschem, Ngspice, IHP-Open-PDK, workflow basics)
- 10:30 – 10:45 – Coffee break
- 10:45 – 12:30 – Analog schematic design in Xschem – best practices, parameterization, DC, AC, and transient simulations (live demonstration)
- 12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch break
- 13:30 – 15:00 – Design of a sample analog circuit (e.g., StrongARM latch comparator) – operation analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, mismatch analysis, parameter verification
- 15:00 – 15:15 – Coffee break
- 15:15 – 17:00 – Introduction to layout in KLayout, analog design principles (matching, symmetry, noise minimization), PyCells – mask design automation
- 17:00 – 18:00 – Complete design flow: from schematic to verification (LVS/DRC – process overview), fillers, chip finishing, sign-off
- 18:00 – 18:30 – Q&A session, workshop summary
Technical Scope
- Fundamentals of CMOS analog circuit design
- Working with open-source tools in a design environment
- Electrical simulations and interpretation of results
- Introduction to analog layout and good design practices
- Overview of the complete design flow (schematic → simulation → layout → verification)
