From pg. 19 ofthe corporate presentation...I believe it is new:

POET Process Design Kit (PDK) Development
§ POET and Synopsys are collaborating on the deployment of Sentaurus TCAD for the
PDK project
§ Synopsys Sentaurus Process and Device TCAD software is used to accelerate
development of a POET PDK for technology transfers to potential manufacturing
partners
• Process parameters and device design are optimized for manufacturability and
performance
• Calibration to measured structures ensures and verifies quality and accuracy of the
technology description minimizing process transfer qualification time
POET PDK Development
§ TCAD is also used to provide a pre-fabrication PDK suitable for design exploration
§ Allows early stage exploration for “System on a Chip” (SoC) and optical
interconnect architectures leveraging unique functionality and performance of
novel POET/PET technologies