CAD

Tools Available for Access

CMC provides access to Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools for academic research, classroom, and industrial R&D in the areas of microelectronics, MEMS, microfluidics, photonics, and embedded systems.

For more information about

Academic Access Requirements, please contact registrar@cmc.ca;
CAD tool software portfolio and access, including CMC Cloud Design Environments, please contact cad@cmc.ca; and
For industrial access, please contact sales@cmc.ca.
Eligible start-ups can get CAD and simulation tool access through our virtual incubator program (VIE).

Tool Info	Quick Start Guide	Software Download	Name	Post_tag
Altium Designer	Quick Start Guide: Installing Altium Designer Software and Accessing the License via CADpass R20	Download from Altium Note: To download the installation file from the Altium website, you will need to contact CMC to obtain an Altium account.	Altium Designer	altium, Embedded Systems, fpga, microelectronics, Research Subscription
Ansys Simulation Suite Access through the program	Quick Start Guide: Installing Ansys Electronics Desktop for Research via CADpass R20 Quick Start Guide: Installing Ansys Mechanical/Fluids Software for Research via CADpass R20 Quick Start Guide: Installing Ansys Electronics Desktop for Classroom via CADpass R20 Quick Start Guide: Installing Ansys Mechanical/CFD Software for Classroom via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Ansys Campus Solutions Software	ansys, circuit simulation, CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, HPC Enabled, industry, Integration, MEMS, microelectronics, microfluidics, multiphysics, nanofabrication, VIE
ANSYS Lumerical Solutions INTERCONNECT	Quick Start Guide: Installing ANSYS Lumerical Interconnect via CADpass R20	Download from ANSYS Lumerical	ANSYS Lumerical INTERCONNECT	ansys, CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, Integration, microelectronics, photonics
Cadence Academic Suite for Teaching	Quick Start Guide: Installing Cadence Allegro/OrCAD via CADpass R20	Cadence Allegro/Orcad for Windows: Download from CMC All other software: Via the Sustainable Technology Configuration (STC) disk, contact your STC administrator for more information.	Cadence Academic Suite for Teaching	Cadence, CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, Embedded Systems, microelectronics, training
Cadence Allegro/OrCAD Software	Quick Start Guide: Installing Cadence Allegro/OrCAD via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Cadence Allegro/OrCAD Software	Cadence, CMC Cloud, Embedded Systems, microelectronics, Research Subscription, training
Cadence University Software Cadence for US Academics	Quick Start Guide: Installing Cadence Allegro/OrCAD via CADpass R20	Windows: Download from CMC Microsystems Linux: Via the Sustainable Technology Configuration (STC) disk. For more information, contact your STC Administrator.	Cadence University Software	Cadence, CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, Embedded Systems, microelectronics, photonics, Research Subscription, training
COMSOL Multiphysics	Quick Start Guide: Installing COMSOL Multiphysics via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	COMSOL Multiphysics	CMC Cloud, comsol, Education Subscription, HPC Enabled, Integration, MEMS, microelectronics, microfluidics, nanofabrication, photonics, Research Subscription
Coventor Semulator3D Modelling Software	Quick Start Guide: Installing SEMulator3D® via CADpass R20	Download from Coventor	Coventor Semulator3D Modelling Software	photon design, photonics, Research Subscription
CoventorMP MEMS Design Platform Access through the program	Quick Start Guide: Installing CoventorMP via CADpass R20	Download from Coventor	CoventorMP MEMS Design Platform	Circuit Design, coventor, coventorMP, industry, Integration, MEMS, nanofabrication, Research Subscription, VIE
Crosslight Semiconductor Device Simulation Software	Quick Start Guide: Installing Crosslight via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Crosslight Semiconductor Device Simulation Software	crosslight, photonics, Research Subscription
Design Workshop DW-2000 Photonic Design Software Access through the program	Quick Start Guide: Installing dw-2000 via CADpass R20	Download from Design Workshop	Design Workshop dw-2000 Photonic Design Software	Circuit Design, design workshop, dw2000, industry, photonics, Research Subscription, VIE
IAR Embedded Workbench	Quick Start Guide: Installing IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM Cortex-M and Accessing the License via CADpass R20	Download from IAR: Download ARM Cortex-M Download 8051	IAR Embedded Workbench	Embedded Systems, fpga, IAR, Research Subscription
Intel FPGA Development Tools	Quick Start Guide: Setting up Intel FPGA Pro Tools License on Windows via CADpass R20	Download from Altera/Intel	Intel FPGA Development Tools	CMC Cloud, Embedded Systems, fpga, intel, microelectronics, Research Subscription
Keysight Technologies PathWave Software Platform	Quick Start Guide: Installing Keysight PathWave Software via CADpass R20	Download from Keysight	Keysight Technologies PathWave Software Platform	CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, equipment rental, Integration, keysight, microelectronics, nanofabrication, Research Subscription
Luceda IPKISS.EDA Photonics Design Tool	Quick Start Guide: Installing Luceda IPKISS.eda via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Luceda IPKISS.EDA Photonics Design Tool	Luceda, photonics, Research Subscription
Mentor Graphics Higher Education Program	Quick Start Guide: Installing Mentor Graphics PADS CAD Software via CADpass R20 Quick Start Guide: Installing Mentor Graphics HyperLynx via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Mentor Higher Education Program	circuit simulation, Education Subscription, Embedded Systems, fpga, Integration, MEMS, mentor graphics, microelectronics, mixed signal, nanofabrication, Research Subscription
Mentor Graphics Tanner Suite Access through the program	Quick Start Guide: Installing Mentor Tanner via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Mentor Tanner Suite	Circuit Design, CMC Cloud, industry, Integration, MEMS, nanofabrication, photonics, Research Subscription, VIE
National Instruments LabView Design Tool	Quick Start Guide: Installing NI LabVIEW via CADpass R20	Versions 2011 to 2014: Download from CMC Microsystems Versions 2013 to 2015: Download from National Instruments Versions 2016 and later: Download from NI LabVIEW Notes: You do not need to download and install all the toolsets – only the ones that you are interested in. For more notes about downloading the software, see the Quick Start Guide. You do not need a product serial number to download or install the tool. After the installation, you will need to activate it through CMC’s license server. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions.	National Instruments LabView Design Tool	Embedded Systems, fpga, LabView, microelectronics, national instruments, Research Subscription
Optiwave OptiBPM Optical Simulation Software	Quick Start Guide: Installing OptiBPM via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Optiwave OptiBPM Optical Simulation Software	OptiBPM, optiwave, photonics, Research Subscription
Optiwave OptiFDTD Design Tool	Quick Start Guide: Installing OptiFDTD via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Optiwave OptiFDTD Design Tool	OptiFDTD, optiwave, photonics, Research Subscription
Photon Design CrystalWave and OmniSim Design Tools	Quick Start Guide: Installing Photon Design OmniSim/CrystalWave via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Photon Design CrystalWave and OmniSim Design Tools	photon design, photonics, Research Subscription
Photon Design FimmWave Design Tool	Quick Start Guide: Installing Photon Design FIMMWAVE via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Photon Design FimmWave Design Tool	photon design, photonics, Research Subscription
SoftMEMS MEMS Pro Access through the program	Quick Start Guide: Installing SoftMEMS MEMS Pro via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	SoftMEMS MEMS Pro	Circuit Design, industry, Integration, MEMS, nanofabrication, Research Subscription, SoftMEMS, VIE
SolidWorks Premium Access through the program	Quick Start Guide: Installing Dassault Design Systemes SolidWorks Software via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	SolidWorks Software Packages	Circuit Design, industry, Integration, MEMS, microfluidics, nanofabrication, Research Subscription, SolidWorks, VIE
Synopsys ASIP Designer	Quick Start Guide: Installing Synopsys ASIP Designer on Windows 10 and Accessing the License via CADpass R20	Via the Sustainable Technology Configuration (STC) disk. For more information, contact your STC Administrator.	Synopsys ASIP Designer	CMC Cloud, digital signal, Education Subscription, Embedded Systems, fpga, microelectronics, mixed signal, Research Subscription, Synopsys
Synopsys Design Tools		Download from CMC	Synopsys Design Tools	CMC Cloud, digital signal, Education Subscription, Embedded Systems, fpga, microelectronics, mixed signal, Research Subscription, Synopsys
Synopsys Photonic Solutions (Rsoft, OptSim, OptoDesigner)	Quick Start Guide: Installing Synopsys Photonic Solutions (RSoft Photonic Device, OptSim, and OptoDesigner) via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Synopsys Photonic Solutions (Rsoft, OptSim, OptoDesigner)	CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, photonics, Research Subscription, Synopsys
Synopsys QuantumATK Academic Software	Quick Start Guide: Installing Synopsys QuantumATK Academic Software via CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Synopsys QuantumATK Academic Software	CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, Integration, microelectronics, microfluidics, nanofabrication, quantum, Research Subscription, Synopsys
Synopsys Technology CAD Tools		Contact cad@cmc.ca to arrange.	Synopsys Technology CAD Tools	CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, Integration, microelectronics, nanofabrication, Research Subscription, Synopsys
ThermoFisher Scientific Amira and Avizo 3D Visualisation and Analysis Software	Quick Start Guide: Installing ThermoFisher Scientific Software via CADpass R20	Download from ThermoFisher Scientific: Download Avizo Download Amira	ThermoFisher Scientific Amira and Avizo 3D Visualisation and Analysis Software	amira, avizo, fei, Research Subscription, ThermoFisher
Xilinx ISE/Vivado Design Suite	Quick Start Guide: Installing Xilinx Software to Work with CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Xilinx ISE/Vivado Design Suite	CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, Embedded Systems, FPGAs, ISE Design Suite, microelectronics, Research Subscription, Vivado Design Suite, Xilinx
Xilinx Vitis Unified Software Platform	Quick Start Guide: Installing Xilinx Software to Work with CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Xilinx Vitis Unified Software Platform	CMC Cloud, Education Subscription, Embedded Systems, FPGAs, microelectronics, Research Subscription, Xilinx
Xilinx Vivado for Teaching	Quick Start Guide: Installing Xilinx Software to Work with CADpass R20	Download from CMC	Xilinx Vivado for Teaching	Education Subscription, Embedded Systems, FPGAs, microelectronics, Vivado Design Suite, Xilinx
XperiDesk Suite	Quick Start Guide: Installing camLine XperiDesk Process Design Environment via CADpass R20	Access through CADpass	XperiDesk Suite	Integration, MEMS, microelectronics, MNT Awards, nanofabrication, photonics, quantum, Research Subscription, xperidesk
ZEMAX OpticStudio Professional Optical Design Tool	Quick Start Guide: Installing Zemax OpticStudio via CADpass R20	Download from Zemax	ZEMAX OpticStudio Professional Optical Design Tool	photonics, Research Subscription, zemax

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