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SILVACO Expert and its Competitors
Cadence Virtuoso, Tanner L-Edit, Springsoft Laker, Jedat Alpha-SX
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" C9 n" E5 Q1 S; p ZExpert is a high performance hierarchical layout editor with full editing capability, large capacity and fast layout viewing. Expert can be used in place of Virtuoso, L-Edit, Laker and Alpha-SX and provides the following key features:" T; h: h- I# G* @$ V
- Expert is integrated with layout verification tools Guardian DRC / LVS and HIPEX for parasitic RC extraction.
- JavaScript for layout automation, parameterized cells (PCells), custom" v+ n: L7 {5 i% N, u
editing commands. - Expert supports the (OA) OpenAccess database format and interoperable
1 t9 K! z2 ]' O7 N3 Y( d; S5 Aprocess design kits (iPDKs). - Seamless integration with third-party industry standard layout verification tools (Calibre) allows the user to browse and debug DRC errors.
- DRC Assist warning about potential rule violations before they are created through distance display.
- Hierarchical LVL (layout vs. layout comparison).
- Imports designs from SmartSpice and other spice netlists like ' }7 R& u; C7 T& \3 v" h
HSPICE and SPECTRE, or work with Gateway to perform+ C# w* P# s9 ]; ]" i; M2 \' q
( SDL ) Schematic-Driven-Layout flow. - Flight Lines guide user on where to wire.
- Node Probing feature traces physical net connectivity through all levels of hierarchy.
- Interactive Short Locator helps to identify short errors to ensure
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- Cross-Sectional Viewer.
- PDKs are available for leading foundry processes from TSMC, UMC, . ~% }! P1 P7 y* A% U" p
Jazz/TOWER, X-Fab, Austriamicrosystems, MOSIS, AMI and others.
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Cadence Virtuoso, Cadence SPECTRE, Synopsys HSPICE, Mentor Calibre, Tanner L-Edit, Springsoft Laker, and Jedat Alpha-SX are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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