GDSFactory: Open-Source EDA for Accelerating Photonics, Quantum, MEMS, RF Chip Design (J. Matres) @FOSSiFoundation

Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The design of advanced chips‚ especially in photonics, quantum, MEMS, and RF, faces critical challenges due to rigid, outdated EDA tools. Many teams resort to custom Python, C, or MATLAB solutions, which offer flexibility but lack scalability. To bridge this gap, we created GDSFactory, an open-source, python-based Analog Electronic Design Automation software that has been downloaded over 2 million times and adopted by companies, universities, and research organizations worldwide.

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