Validation of Library

[pavanmk]

Hi all,

I wanted to know how a library is validated. What all are verified in a library? If something is missing (like a timing arc or power info), how it should be identified.
Is there any tool that will do library validation or it has to be done manually?

Thanks in advance!

 

[artmalik]

Characterization tools do a set of verification followed by Synopsys timing tools do some. It is a collective QA process and there are companies like Crossfire(Fractal) who do QA of the library. This is a big area of EDA where most companies who make their libraries have their own set of scripts to handle all the QA.