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Process design kit and design automation for flexible hybrid electronics
Author(s) -
Huang TsungChing,
Lei Ting,
Shao Leilai,
Sivapurapu Sridhar,
Swaminathan Madhavan,
Bao Zhenan,
Cheng KwangTing,
Beausoleil Raymond
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the society for information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-3657
pISSN - 1071-0922
DOI - 10.1002/jsid.876
Subject(s) - electronics , computer science , electronic design automation , electronic circuit , process (computing) , automation , engineering design process , transistor , design process , wearable technology , embedded system , wearable computer , circuit design , electrical engineering , work in process , engineering , mechanical engineering , voltage , operations management , operating system
High‐performance and low‐cost flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) are desirable for applications such as Internet of Things (IoT), wearable electronics, and flexible displays. However, design toolkit, design methodology, and compact models that play an essential role in designing complex FHE circuits and systems are still missing today. To fill this gap, here we report (a) the process design kit (PDK) dedicated to electronic design automation for FHE circuits and systems and (b) solution process–proven intellectual property (IP) blocks, which serves as a stepping stone for designing large‐scale flexible thin‐film transistor (TFT) circuits. The proposed FHE‐PDK is made compatible with modern electronics design tools for users to design, simulate, and verify physical design of flexible hybrid systems.