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

For more information about our CAD tool software portfolio, please contact licensing@cmc.ca.
For more information about industrial access, please contact Ray Filteau at filteau@cmc.ca.
See more information about CMC Cloud Design Environments.

Company	Tool Name	Access	Download	Guide	Related
	XperiDesk Suite	Access Requirements	Access through CADpass	XperiDesk Quick Start Guide	XperiDesk User Guide Whitepaper: Digital Engineering with XperiDesk
	Zemax OpticStudio Professional Optical Design Tool	CADPass software License Agreement licensing@cmc.ca	Get Zemax	Zemax Quickstart Guide
	Xilinx ISE/Vivado Design Suite Xilinx Vivado for Teaching Xilinx SDSoC Xilinx SDAccel	CADPass CADconnect licensing@cmc.ca	Download: Xilinx Vivado Download: Xilinx SDSoC Download: SDAccel	Xilinx Quickstart Guide Xilinx Quickstart Guide for Linux Xilinx Vivado Quickstart Guide Quick Start Guide: Setting Up Xilinx SDAccel Licensing on Linux Using CADpass Quick Start Guide: Using SDAccel in CMC Cloud
	Vectorblox MXP Maxtrix Processor IP	CADPass software	Get Vectorblox	VectorBlox Quick Start Guide
	Synopsys North American University Bundle Synopsys ASIP Designer Synopsys Technology CAD Tools Synopsys Photonic Solutions (RSoft, OptoDesigner)	licensing@cmc.ca CADconnect CMC Cloud STC administrator	Download: Synopsys Photonic Solutions (RSoft, OptoDesigner), 64-bit Download: Synopsys Photonic Solutions (RSoft, OptoDesigner), 32-bit	Quick Start Guide: Synopsys Photonic Solutions (RSoft, OptoDesigner)	Application Note: Simulating Si-photonic Waveguide Tapers for Edge Coupling Using RSoft BeamPROP
	SolidWorks 3D CAD	CADPass software Solidworks Licensing Agreement licensing@cmc.ca	Download from CMC Microsystems	SolidWorks Quick Start Guide
	Photon Design CrystalWave and OmniSim Design Tools Photon Design FimmWave Design Tool	licensing@cmc.ca	Download CrystalWave and OmniSim from CMC Microsystems Download FIMMWAVE from CMC Microsystems	CrystalWave Quickstart Guide FIMMWAVE Quickstart Guide
	OptiBPM Optical Simulation Software OptiFDTD Design Tool	licensing@cmc.ca Optiwave Software License Agreement and Academic Use Addendum		OptiBPM Quick Start Guide OptiFDTD Quickstart Guide	Application Note: Preparing and Using the Optical Probe Arm for Vertical Optical Coupling
	NI LabVIEW Design Tool	Terms and Conditions	Download: LabVIEW Design Tool 2011 Download: LabVIEW Design Tool 2012 Versions 2013 to 2015: Download from National Instruments Versions 2016 and later: Download from NI LabVIEW	LabVIEW Quickstart Guide	Installation and User Guide: National Instruments LabVIEW 2011 (ICI-294) Installation and User Guide: National Instruments LabVIEW 2012 (ICI-323) Installation and User Guide: National Instruments LabVIEW 2013 (ICI-324) Installation and User Guide: National Instruments LabVIEW 2014 (ICI-335) Application Note: Connecting LabVIEW to an Agilent Spectrum Analyzer and Configuring the Setup for Automated Measurement
	Mentor Graphics Higher Education Program Silicon Photonics for Industrial Access Tanner Tool Suite	licensing@cmc.ca CADpass software STC administrator	Download: HyperLynx for Windows Download: HyperLynx for Linux Download: Mentor Graphics PADS Printed Circuit Board (PCB) CAD Suite, for Windows Download: softMEMS MEMS Pro V10.0 Download: Tanner Suite – Version 2018.3 Update 1, for Windows 64-bit Download: Tanner Suite – Version 2018.3 Update 1, for Windows 32-bit Download: Tanner Suite – Version 2016.2 Update 8, for Windows 64-bit Download: Tanner Suite – Version 2016.2 Update 1, for Windows 64-bit Download: Tanner Suite – Version 2016.2 Update 1, for Windows 32-bit	Quick Start Guide: Installing Mentor Graphics’ PADS Printed Circuit Board CAD Suite for Windows Quick Start Guide: Mentor Graphics HyperLynx Suite for Windows Quick Start Guide: Mentor Graphics’ MEMS Pro with the CMC Licence Management System (LMS) Quick Start Guide for Tanner Tool Suite	Application Note: Using Mentor DFT Tools for Scan-Based DFT Design for IBM 0.13 µm Technology Tutorial Guide: Using Mentor Tessent Tool for Scan-Based DFT Flow (ICI-331)
	Lumerical Solutions Interconnect	End-User License Agreement	Download from Lumerical Solutions	INTERCONNECT Quickstart Guide
	Luceda IPKISS.EDA		Download from CMC	Quick Start Guide: Luceda IPKISS.EDA
	Keysight Technologies PathWave Software Platform		Download from Keysight	Quick Start Guide: Keysight Technologies’ Software
	Intel FPGA Development Tools (formerly Altera)	End-user Licence Agreement	Get FPGA development tools	Intel FPGA Development Tools Quickstart Guide Intel FPGA Development Tools Quickstart Guide for Linux	CAD: Vectorblox MXP Maxtrix Processor IP Altera/Intel Arria 10 SoC Development Kit Altera/Intel-based DE5a-Net Arria 10 FPGA Development Kit Advanced Processing Platform: Nallatech 510T
	IAR Embedded Workbench	Software License Agreement	Download for ARM Cortex-M Download for 8051	Quick Start Guide: Installing IAR Embedded Workbench on Windows and Accessing the License via CADpass
	Amira and Avizo 3D Visualisation and Analysis Software		Download from the vendor’s website: Avizo Amira	Quick Start Guide: Amira and Avizo 3D Visualisation Software
	Design Workshop 2000	End-User License Agreement	Download from Vendor	DW2000 Quick Start Guide	User Guide: Design Workshop Technology Package (ICI-195) Application Note: Implementing a Hierarchy-Aware Design Automation Code for Use with Design Workshop dw-2000 Application Note: Implementing an Efficient DRC Code for Use with Design Workshop dw-2000
	CoventorMP MEMS Design Platform	Software License Agreement	Download from Supplier	CoventorMP Quickstart Guide	Application Note: System-Level Design and Modeling of a MEMS Gyroscope Using CoventorWare
	Crosslight Semiconductor Device Simulation Software	licensing@cmc.ca	Get Crosslight tool suite Get Crosslight Procom	Crosslight Quick Start Guide
	COMSOL Multiphysics-Base License COMSOL Modules	Vendor License Terms User Agreement (Professor to sign)	Get COMSOL	COMSOL Quickstart Guide	Application Note: Using the CAD Import Module to Import a MEMS Pro Layout to COMSOL Multiphysics: Problems and Solutions Application Note: COMSOL Multiphysics Design and Thermal Simulation of a Chip-on-Carrier Solar Receiver
	Cadence University Software Allegro/Orcad Cadence Academic Suite for Teaching Cadence for US Academics	licensing@cmc.ca	Download: Cadence Allegro/OrCAD for Windows Download: Cadence Allegro/OrCAD for Linux	Quick Start Guide: Setting up Cadence Allegro/OrCAD Software	Design Methodology: Cadence RF SiP Design Kit: Sensonit Microfluidics Design Kit for Cadence Application Note: Creating an Electrostatic Zipper Actuator in Cadence Virtuoso Application Note: Using a pcell to Create a Comb Actuator in Cadence Virtuoso Tutorial: Getting Started with Cadence, Part 1 Tutorial: Getting Started with Cadence, Part 2: Layout and Layout Simulation Tutorial: Primer for Digital and Mixed Signal Microsystem Verification Flow (ICI-356)
	ARM Fast Models ARM DS-5	End-User Agreement Fast Models End-User Agreement DS-5	Download: ARM Fast Models for Windows Download: ARM Fast Models for Linux Download: ARM DS-5	ARM Fast Model Quickstart Guide ARM DS-5 Quickstart Guide
	Altium Designer	Access Requirements Altium End-user Licence Agreement	Get Altium Designer	Altium Designer Quickstart Guide
	Alphacam CAD/CAM Software	Access Requirements	Get Alphacam	Quick Start Guide
	ANSYS Campus Solutions ANSYS Academic Teaching Software (Mechanical/CFD) ANSYS Academic Teaching Software (Electronics Desktop)	Access Approval Form ANSYS SLA for ACS Extensions FinalApplication Store Agreement ANSYS SLA August 22 2011 and Academic AddendumSoftware License Agreement Contact licensing@cmc.ca to have a course set up	Download: ANSYS 2019R3 Campus Solutions, for Windows 64-bit Download: ANSYS 2019R3 Campus Solutions, for Linux 64-bit Download: ANSYS Semiconductor Design Software Download: ANSYS 2019R2 Campus Solutions, for Windows 64-bit Download: ANSYS 2019R2 Campus Solutions, for Linux 64-bit Download: ANSYS 2019R1 Campus Solutions, for Windows 64-bit Download: ANSYS 2019R1 Campus Solutions, for Linux 64-bit	Quick Start Guide: ANSYS Multiphysics for Campus Solutions (2019 Releases) Quick Start Guide: ANSYS Electronics Desktop for Campus Solutions (2019 Releases) Quick Start Guide: CADpass for Linux Quick Start Guide: ANSYS Academic Teaching Bundle (Mechanical and CFD; 2019 Releases) Quick Start Guide: ANSYS Academic Teaching Bundle (Electronics Desktop; 2019 Releases)	UWaterloo HPC Node ANSYS FEA Webinar
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