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A process design kit (PDK) is a set of files used within the semiconductor industry to model transistors for a certain technology for a certain foundry.

For example, the Cadence Virtuoso ships with 25 different PDKs.

Typical PDK contains:

standard cells library
design rules (DRC rules)
SPICE model of transistors
layout information (in GDSII)

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