LAYOUT EDITOR and VIEWER Expert - Silvaco · layouts with integrated DRC/LVS/LPE and parasitic ... • Integrated with Calibre Interactive and Calibre RVE for ... • Data safety

• Productivelayoutenvironmentforanalog,mixed-signal,RF,anddigitallayoutswithintegratedDRC/LVS/LPEandparasiticextraction

• ExpertViewsisfunctionallythesameproductasExpertexceptforeditingcapability

• FastGDSIIfileloading,editing,andviewingofextremelylargedatabases

• OfferspowerfulscriptingcapabilityandC++APIfordesignautomation

• IntegratedwithCalibreInteractiveandCalibreRVEforphysicalverificationusingindustrystandardformats

• ExpertNodeProbingoffersnodehighlightingforconnectivityvisualization.Ithighlightsalllayoutobjectselectricallyconnectedwiththeobjectyouclick

• Silvaco’sstrongencryptionisavailabletoprotectvaluablecustomerandthirdpartyintellectualproperty

Expert is a high performance hierarchical IC layout editor with full editing features, large capacity and fast layout viewing. Expert provides high level of design assistance with Netlist Driven Layout and parameterized cells (Pcells).

LAYOUT EDITOR and VIEWER

Expert

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Fully customizable hotkeys, macros, toolbars, layers, colors, and stipples can be directly imported from Virtuoso to give layout designers familiar and productive working environment.

ProductiveLayoutEnvironment

EasytoAdoptandUse

• FastloadingofGDSIIdatabasesinexcessof10Gigabytesinamatterofminutes – not hours

• Rapidpanandzoomwithmultiplewindowsthroughmulti-levelhierarchy–withbookmarks for tracking

• SeamlessintegrationwithGuardianDRC/LVS/LPEforreal-time,online,orbatchverification

• Real-timeDRCrapidlyvalidateslayout“onthefly”

• Productivelayoutenvironmentforanalog,RF,microwaveanddigitalcircuitsinCMOS,Bipolar,BiCMOS,SiGe,GaAs,InPandotheruniqueprocesses

• Multi-windoweditingoffullhierarchywitheditinplace,grouping,search,andfastnavigation with fewer mouse clicks

• Idealforreticlecreationandmasktouchup

• Customizablehotkeysmenuandcommandlineforconvenienceofcommandinvocation

• Customizablehotkeys,macros,andtoolbarsemulatemaybesettothelookandfeelof Virtuoso environment for layout designers

• ProcessDesignKits(PDKs)fromfoundriesenablequickstart-upofnewdesignenvironments

• Informative,easilyaccessibleonlinehelpforallmenusandicons

• LinuxandWindowsavailabilityenableswidedeploymentoneconomyworkstations

• Simpleinstallationprocessdoesnotrequireconsultantstosetupenvironment

• Cross-platformfloatinglicensesystemavailable

• Driveswideselectionofprintersandplotterswithmulti-pagetilingbasedonpapersize

Versatileeditorcreatesall-anglepolygonsforanalog,RF,andmicrowavecircuit elements, including inductors andpowerdevicesinCMOS,Bipolar,BiCMOS,SiGe,GaAs,SiC,InP,TFT,andother process technologies.

All-AngleFeatures • Wiresanddevicesat90degrees,45degrees,oranyangle

• Anyanglerulersforaccuratemeasurement

• Supportsderivedlayers

• Commandlineinputforallcommands

• Supportsedit-in-place,explodedview,andflatteneddata

• Datasafetyoptionmaintainsrunninglogforundo

• SupportsDraculaandDivaDRC/LVS/LPEruledecks

• DirectlyreadsCalibreerrorreportsforResultViewingEnvironment(RVE)

• TechnologyfileimportfromVirtuosoforlayers,colors,stipples,customizablehotkeys, macros, and toolbars

• ImportslegacydesignswithGDSIIandCIFdata

• AvailableonSolaris,Linux,andWindows(NT/2000/XP)withconsistent, familiar interface

InteroperablewithPopularDesignFlows

PowerfulLayoutEditorFunctionality

• Createparameterizedcells(Pcells)withJavascriptandLISAscriptinggraphicalsupport

• PowerfulC++APIcanaccessalleditingfunctions

• Check-in,check-outlibrarymanagerenablesdesignerstosimultaneouslyworkonthe same project across a network

• Autoscalingandresizefeatureminimizeprocessmigrationefforts

RealTimeDRC • Fullyintegratedreal-timeGuardianDRCusedthroughExpert

• DRCviolationsareflaggedinteractivelywhileeditingthelayout

• CorrectionsaremadeduringlayouttherebygreatlyreducingfinalDRCverification

• SamerulesetasGuardianDRC

ExpertInputs/Outputs

MaskViewsisintegratedwithSilvacoproducts.

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High Capacity: Expert loads large designsinexcessof10gigabytes in minutes – not hours. Enables fast panning and zooming of extremely large databases. Ideal for mask preparation and router touch up.

Expert

gDsII, LEF/DEF, OAsIs

gDsII, LEF/DEF, OAsIsLIsA scripting Language

C/C++ API