Which IC layout tool is the best ?

• Oct 29, 2004

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Which layout tool is the best for the router the multi-clock digital and the mixed-signal circuit?
I am a newbie on the P&R, need the basic material.
Tia

 

• Oct 29, 2004

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Re: Layout TOOL

visualart said:

Which layout tool is the best for the router the multi-clock digital and the mixed-signal circuit?
I am a newbie on the P&R, need the basic material.
Tia

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Are you talking about PCB layout or IC layout ?

 

• Oct 31, 2004

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he means IC LAY-OUT TOOLs ....
apollo or astro is better

 

• Nov 1, 2004

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Astro or SE is fine.

 

• Nov 1, 2004

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Re: Layout TOOL

Below 90nm, Astro will be the best choice, but it's too expensive.

 

• Nov 1, 2004

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Re: Layout TOOL

wadaye said:

Below 90nm, Astro will be the best choice, but it's too expensive.

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Why do you say that?what is special for deep-submicron design in Astro ?
:?: :?:

Best regards

flyankh

 

• Nov 1, 2004

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Currently, we use FE & nanorout for P&R. It works fine.
License price of EDA tools become higher and higher.

 

• Nov 1, 2004

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I mean the IC P&R, Layout.
thanks

 

• Nov 1, 2004

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Physical Synthesis + P & R uses SoC Encounter or Magma.
Traditional P & R only uses Apollo(Astro) or SE.

 

• Nov 2, 2004

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what about Mentor's magma?

 

• Apr 28, 2005

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m@gma is best chiose for VDSM design!!!

 

• Apr 28, 2005

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Re: Layout TOOL

The magma tools may be a good choice .
It integrate all tool needed for RTL_to_GDSII in one environment.

 

• Apr 28, 2005

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tanner

 

• Apr 28, 2005

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astro(P&R)+Laker!

 

• Apr 29, 2005

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astro ,soc encounter ,but astro is better than encounter !

 

• Sep 15, 2005

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I only use Soc encounter

 

• Sep 16, 2005

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Re: Layout TOOL

magma blast fusion is better for dsm design.

 

• Oct 28, 2005

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Who can kindly tell me the Magma 5.0 filename ?

 

• Oct 28, 2005

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If ur working on fully-customed IC layout, LAKER is a good choice.

 

• Nov 13, 2007

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apollo is a good tool for ic layout P&R