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This tutorial teaches you the basics of performing a translation of a GDSII file into a Sonnet project, using a template project. For a more detailed discussion of the GDSII translator, please see GDSII Translator; you may find it helpful to review this chapter before performing this tutorial. This tutorial assumes a working knowledge of Sonnet’s project editor.

This tutorial uses a center-tapped differential spiral inductor. The example is available in the example browser under the name “GDSII_trans.” This example contains five files, four of which are used during the tutorial:

This tutorial covers the following: