What is the best layout editor?

• Apr 23, 2008

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virtuoso is my first choice

 

• Apr 23, 2008

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lhenfalculan said:

I am using Silvaco Expert as my layout editor. Anybody who are using this tool? Is it same with virtuoso?

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• Apr 23, 2008

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It depends on everyone's particular possibilities...:

COMMERCIAL: Virtuoso, with XL is greate, but without it is also a powerfull tool.

OPEN/FREE: LASI. I used it almost 10 years ago (I'm sure now it should be totally different and better) and I remember it as something owesome to be FREE!!!!

 

• Apr 24, 2008

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I used SX9000 and AlphaSX by Seiko Instrument before but now Virtuoso by Cadence. I'd say they are both good with one having some advantage over the other...

anybody using tools from other makers such as Sagantec or Magma?

 

• Apr 24, 2008

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I think virtuoso is the best and more compatible with other softwares.

 

• Jun 21, 2008

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this is good tool for drawing layout . there are also alot of example

 

• Jun 23, 2008

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Cadence Virtuoso is the best...

 

• Jun 24, 2008

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Virtuoso layout editor is my favorite tool,it is powerful and easy to learn.

 

• Jul 4, 2008

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Virtuoso L/XL are best in all layout editors available.

 

• Jul 5, 2008

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I've used:

Alliance's Cougar
Lasi 7
Synopsys' CosmosLE
Candence's Virtuoso

And virtuoso is definitively the best.

The good thing about Cougar is that is free, but then I heard that magic is much better.

CosmosLE is not that bad, the problem is that is very difficult to find libraries, PDKs, LVS and DRC files for Synopsys.

I never got to like Lasi...

diemilio

 

• Jul 8, 2008

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virtuoso is better than the others

 

• Jul 8, 2008

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I have experience with both Cadence & Mentor and I can say that ICStation from Mentor is the best layout editor ever
best regards,
Rania

 

• Jul 8, 2008

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I think VLE AND VXL are the best

 

• Jul 8, 2008

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Cadence Virtuoso

 

• Jul 9, 2008

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u can use orcad it is best layout desingner

 

• Jul 9, 2008

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i have used L-edit and virtuoso among them virtuoso is good.