Integrated Circuit Design Tools:

• Cadence IC6 
• Virtuoso Schematic & Layout Editors with ADE-GXL optimization engine
• Mentor Graphics Calibre verification Tools
• Agilent ADS

Electromagnetic Solvers:

• ​Ansys HFSS
• CST Microwave Studio
• Ansys Maxwell

Fabrication & Characterization Equipment:

• Screen Printer.

• Voxel 8 3-D Electronics Printer.

 

• Dimatix DMP-2831 Inkjet printer for printing electronics on flexible substrates such as paper, plastics, etc.

 

• LPKF Protomat S103 for rapid PCB prototyping.

 

• Cascade Summit 12000B-M probe station.

 

• Agilent E4991A RF Impedance/Material analyzer.

 

• Anritsu Vectorstar MS4647A Network Analyzer upgraded using dedicated external mixers enabling measurements upto 110 GHz.

 

• Satimo Starlab 18 GHz Anechoic chamber.

 

• Customized Satimo Mini-SNF Anechoic chamber from 18 to 110 GHz suitable for probe-fed antennas.

In addition access to following equipment is available:

• Spectrum Analyzers upto to 110GHz 
• Signal Generators upto 110 GHz
• KRUSS Rheometer - Viscosity investigation of fluids 
• KRUSS Drop Shape Analysis - Measures surface tension and contact angle or Fluids 
• Dektak Profilometer - Measurement of surface profiles 
• Zygo Interferometer - Fast Imaging of fabricated devices 
• Nanosurf Atomic Force Microscope - Allows Surface measurements at nm scale 
• Precision Laser System Engraving Laser - Rapid Prototyping

Lastly, state-of-the-art nano-fabrication & characterization facilities such as EBL, SEM, TEM, etc are accessible through KAUST Core Labs. Details available at http://anic.kaust.edu.sa/Pages/Facilities