# NanGate45 (FreePDK45, 45nm Open Cell Library, bsg_fakeram memory generation)
# NanGate45 (FreePDK45, 45nm Open Cell Library, bsg_fakeram memory generation)
The NanGate45 Open Cell Library is available under an Apache2.0 license from Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2).
The NanGate45 Open Cell Library is available under an Apache2.0 license from Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2). It is based on FreePDK45 from North Carolina State University. [\[Link\]](https://eda.ncsu.edu/downloads/)
It is based on FreePDK45, available from North Carolina State University [\[Link\]](https://eda.ncsu.edu/downloads/).
As the FreePDK45/NanGate45 enablement does not have memory generators, we use the bsg_fakeram memory generator that is available on the [bsg_fakeram](https://github.com/jjcherry56/bsg_fakeram) GitHub repo.
As the FreePDK45/NanGate45 enablement does not have memory generators, we use the bsg_fakeram memory generator that is available at [bsg_fakeram](https://github.com/jjcherry56/bsg_fakeram) GitHub repo.
With this combined enablement, testcases with SRAMs can be synthesized, placed and routed using both proprietary (commercial) tools such as Cadence Genus/Innovus, and open-source tools such as OpenROAD.
With this combined enablement, testcases with SRAMs can be synthesized, placed and routed using both proprietary (commercial) tools such as Cadence Genus/Innovus, and open-source tools such as OpenROAD.
