layout software comparison

• Aug 6, 2007

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out of the following layout design software which has better future aspect ?
1. cadence layout design software.
2.microwind.
3. ADS

 

• Aug 6, 2007

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1. cadence layout design software.

it's integrated environment.

 

• Aug 6, 2007

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of course it's cadence.

 

• Aug 6, 2007

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Cadence is the real winner...

Microwind is more of educational purposes...

ADS i never used it..

 

• Aug 7, 2007

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cadence absolutely, there is no doubt

 

• Aug 8, 2007

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Hi Guys,

What about LAKER?

I suppose it is better than Virtuoso

 

• Aug 8, 2007

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I think cadence is the best.

 

• Aug 8, 2007

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hi jitesh,

cadance is the best one for layout. In ADS , layout can not be simulated

 

• Aug 9, 2007

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In my opinion, cadence virtuoso is for chip layout; while ADS is for PCB.

 

• Aug 9, 2007

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cougar168 said:

Hi Guys,

What about LAKER?

I suppose it is better than Virtuoso

Click to expand...

laker is also good and the license is less expensive but virtuoso is still better.

 

• Aug 10, 2007

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For layout purposes Cadence Virtuoso no doubt...ADS is more suitable for higher-level e.g. simulating whole transmit chain etc.

 

• Aug 13, 2007

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the cadence is better than other one.

 

• Aug 13, 2007

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cadence,of course

 

• Aug 14, 2007

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Only i used the ADS ,
ADS is best if some one know it,LVS , DRC ,nodealCHECK, conCHECK,L to S and S to L is available what else you guy's need . Export ability.
Layout is just matter of DRC thats it .
Desige Kit install ability.

No doubt ADS also has capability equals to Cadence Virtuoso .

 

• Aug 14, 2007

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I think cadence virtuoso is the best option for layout and circuit design , the stability of laker is not good, and it is not the full integrate tools for the full process of design.