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Database file format for data exchange of integrated circuit layout artwork
GDSII stream format (GDSII), is a binary database file format which is the de facto industry standard for electronic design automation (EDA) data exchange of integrated circuit (IC) or IC layout artwork. It is a binary file format representing planar geometric shapes, text labels, and other information about the layout in hierarchical form. The data can be used to reconstruct all or part of the artwork to be used in sharing layouts, transferring artwork between different tools, or creating photomasks. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: GDSIIA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Edge Detection on a 2D-Mesh NoC with Systolic Arrays: From FPGA Validation to GDSII Proof-of-ConceptInfluential work since 2022
- Read the landmark paper: MAGICAL: An Open- Source Fully Automated Analog IC Layout System from Netlist to GDSIICited 84 times
- Go sideways: CalmaA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
MAGICAL: An Open- Source Fully Automated Analog IC Layout System from Netlist to GDSII
MetaOptics: opensource software for designing metasurface optical element GDSII layouts
An RTL-to-GDSII Flow for Single Flux Quantum Circuits Based on an Industrial EDA Toolchain
GDOESII: Software for design of diffractive optical elements and phase mask conversion to GDSII lithography files
Guest editors' introduction: RTL to GDSII - from foilware to standard practice
Comprehensive RTL-to-GDSII Workflow for Custom Embedded FPGA Architectures Using Open-Source Tools
Toward Unified Standards for Open RTL-to-GDSII Design Flows: Insights From the Open RTL-to-GDSII Flow Standards Workshop (ORFSW 2025) [Standards Corner]
TA-denseNet: Efficient hardware trust and assurance model based on feature extraction and comparison of SEM images and GDSII images
🆕 Influential since 2022
Edge Detection on a 2D-Mesh NoC with Systolic Arrays: From FPGA Validation to GDSII Proof-of-Concept
MATRIX-A5: An Open-Source CFET PDK With CFlex Track-Mixing Libraries for RTL-to-GDSII DTCO
RTL-TO-GDSII IMPLEMENTATION OF A 32-BIT RISC-V PROCESSOR
Securing VLSI Layouts via Format-Preserving Encryption: A Selective Cryptographic Approach for Multi-Tiered GDSII Access
Low-power design and implementation of an enhanced I2C bus controller using open lane: from RTL to GDSII
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