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SILVACO Expert and its Competitors
Cadence Virtuoso, Tanner L-Edit, Springsoft Laker, Jedat Alpha-SX
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Expert 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:% b6 ]+ l% f- B& v9 v9 D
- Expert is integrated with layout verification tools Guardian DRC / LVS and HIPEX for parasitic RC extraction.
- JavaScript for layout automation, parameterized cells (PCells), custom
* d$ @* @; R/ c: \% y3 X6 ^. Aediting commands. - Expert supports the (OA) OpenAccess database format and interoperable
: T$ m. U% M& @6 Gprocess 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).
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( 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 ensure9 M9 r0 k4 X' F* r7 w5 @$ o& ^
LVS-correct layout results. - Edit-in-Place.
- Cross-Sectional Viewer.
- PDKs are available for leading foundry processes from TSMC, UMC,
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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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