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Re: Costs of EDA Tools
Yes, nearly every foundry (IDM or pure-play) worth talking about has process rule-decks for Mentor Calibre. If the foundry supports a second DRC/LVS deck, then maybe it's Assura or Hercueles.
For nearly 1 year, Calibre was the only DRC/LVS tool approved for TSMC 65nm (GP) standard-cell...
sorry, I've never hard of "IC Station" (but that's because I'm more of a front-end guy.)
Yes, nearly every foundry (IDM or pure-play) worth talking about has process rule-decks for Mentor Calibre. If the foundry supports a second DRC/LVS deck, then maybe it's Assura or Hercueles.
For nearly 1 year, Calibre was the only DRC/LVS tool approved for TSMC 65nm (GP) standard-cell...
sorry, I've never hard of "IC Station" (but that's because I'm more of a front-end guy.)