How to Use Layouteditor
Using LayoutEditor
You can use any software you want to layout the physical design of your photomasks. As long as you provide some form of consistent vector data, we can build your masks. If you don't already have a software solution, LayoutEditor is a great choice. It is stable, fast, powerful, affordable, easy to learn, and available in our store. It uses the industry-standard design format GDSII as it's native language and also opens and saves a variety of other formats including OASIS, OpenAccess, DXF, Gerber, and many more. For more advanced applications, LayoutEditor offers tremendous functionality with Python/C++ macros (here's an example) as well as layout from schematic.
I want to try LayoutEditor
You can use LayoutEditor as a basic viewer without a commercial license. If you would like a temporary license to try out the more powerful features of LayoutEditor, just ask.
YouTube Videos
For a more extensive look with a real-world application, here is a series of YouTube videos produced by Jay Morreale as he uses LayoutEditor to design the physical layout of graphene FETs and test structures for a 100mm wafer.
| # | Title | Link | Channel | Thumbnail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Layout Editor Tutorial 01: Introduction | Watch Here | 9brane | |
| 2. | Layout Editor Tutorial 02: Setup | Watch Here | 9brane | |
| 3. | Layout Editor Tutorial 03: Die Plan | Watch Here | 9brane | |
| 4. | Layout Editor Tutorial 04: GFET | Watch Here | 9brane | |
| 5. | Layout Editor 05: Hall Bar | Watch Here | 9brane | |
| 6. | Layout Tutorial 06: van der Pauw | Watch Here | 9brane | |
| 7. | Layout Tutorial 07: Contact Resistance Structure | Watch Here | 9brane | |
| 8. | Layout Tutorial 08: Die layout | Watch Here | 9brane |
Questions and Comments
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