Registered customers with an active account can access the TSMC-Online Customer Design Portal to download tech files and certified PDKs.
| Your Role | Action Step | | :--- | :--- | | | Ask your professor to join CMP or Europractice. | | Startup | Contact a MPW aggregator like Muse or TSMC directly via their website. | | Hobbyist | Switch to Sky130 (open source). You cannot get TSMC 65nm legally. | | Corporate | Have your legal team sign a NDA with TSMC for portal access. | tsmc 65nm pdk download
: Most students and researchers access the PDK through their university’s microelectronics lab. The institution must have a signed NDA with TSMC or a middleman like Europractice CMC Microsystems (Canada), or Corporate Access Registered customers with an active account can access
In the world of semiconductor design, the Technology File and Process Design Kit (PDK) are the legal contracts between the chip designer and the foundry. For decades, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) has been the gold standard. While the world’s headlines are dominated by 3nm and 5nm nodes, the remains the "workhorse" of the industry. It is the go-to node for mixed-signal ICs, RF transceivers, automotive microcontrollers, and IoT SoCs due to its optimal balance of cost, leakage, and performance. | | Hobbyist | Switch to Sky130 (open source)
Example Email to MOSIS or CMP:
The TSMC 65nm PDK is a software package that contains a comprehensive set of design rules, models, and libraries for designing ICs using the 65nm process node. The PDK includes: