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Pragmatic FlexIC Platform Gen 3

The next-generation design platform is here, unlocking a world of possibilities in mixed-signal flexible ASIC design

Available and accessible today, Pragmatic’s FlexIC Platform Gen 3 comprises a process design kit (PDK) – compatible with standard electronic design automation (EDA) tools – and standard cell libraries, enabling innovators to swiftly design and manufacture custom FlexICs – our ultra-thin, physically flexible application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) with a low carbon footprint.

FlexIC Platform Gen 3 enables you to create highly customised, more sustainable designs, leveraging the unique form factor – along with rapid fabrication capabilities and enhanced design efficiency – to bring innovative products to market faster than ever before. Get started with the Platform Gen 3 PDK today.

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Technology Platform Gen 3

Video: FlexIC technology

FlexIC Platform Gen 3 enables innovative IC design on our pioneering FlexIC technology.

Watch to find out how FlexICs deliver connect, sense and compute capabilities in an ultra-thin, flexible form factor, bringing intelligence and connectivity where traditional chips can’t go.

FlexIC Foundry

Platform Gen 3 provides manufacturing capabilities via the Pragmatic FlexIC Foundry – the UK’s first 300mm fabrication site (fab), housed at our flagship production facility, Pragmatic Park, with capacity to produce billions of chips per year. The foundry’s innovative and highly efficient production process significantly reduces the carbon footprint of semiconductor fabrication. It also boasts cycle times of just days, taking designs from tape-out to delivery in just weeks, for agile product development and faster go-to-market times.

Platform overview

Built on a flexible substrate, Platform Gen 3 offers a 600 nm minimum channel dimension n-type FET, a dedicated 200 kΩ/sq resistor layer and 4.5 fF/μm2 metal-insulator-metal capacitors. Four metal layers provide efficient routing and interconnects, with a 4 μm routing pitch and 1 μm line width/spacing.  

The technology is packaged with passivation for protection and isolation, and a redistribution layer (RDL) with aluminium metallisation for compatible attachment methods.

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FAQs

What process technology does Pragmatic FlexIC Platform Gen 3 use? 

It’s based on 600nm Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide (IGZO) thin-film transistor (TFT) NMOS process technology. 

How are FlexICs made?

Our unique and innovative FlexIC fabrication uses orders of magnitude less water, fewer materials and process steps and much lower temperatures than standard silicon manufacturing. Our foundry boasts cycle times of just days, taking designs from tape-out to delivery in just weeks, for agile product development and faster go-to-market times.

What’s in the PDK? 
  • Primitive device library with simulation models
  • Parameterized cells (PCells)
  • Verification checks (DRC, LVS)
  • Technology data and files
  • Design, layout, tape out manuals & guides
How flexible are FlexICs? 

They have a minimum bend radius of just 5mm. 

Is the PDK compatible with industry-standard EDA tools?

Yes, both Siemens and Cadence.

How thin are FlexICs? 

Around 37 microns, including wafer-level packaging. 

Discover more of Platform Gen 3

Platform Gen 3 product brief

Platform Gen 3

Access your two-page brief (PDF), delving into the key features and benefits of our latest FlexIC Platform.

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Foundry guide

Get an overview of our pioneering FlexIC Platform and foundry services in this guide (PDF).

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Register for the technical webinar

FlexIC components webinar

Join us on Wednesday 2 April 2025 for a technical deep-dive webinar, hosted by Electronics Weekly, supporting you to get started with FlexIC design.

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