Cadence VIRTUOSO LAYOUT SUITE XL Datasheet
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VirTuoSo LAyouT SuiTE XL
VIRTUOSO CUSTOM
DESIGN PLATFORM
When design objectives dictate
manipulating precise analog quantities—
voltages, currents, charges, and
continuous ratios of parameter values
such as resistance and capacitance—
companies turn to custom design. Full-
custom design maximizes performance
while minimizing area and power.
However, it requires significant
handcrafting by a select set of engineers
with very high skill levels. in addition,
custom circuits are more sensitive to
physical effects, which are exacerbated at
new nanometer process nodes.
The new unified Virtuoso custom design
platform utilizes the latest in modern user
interfaces and design tool integration
advances to bring unprecedented levels
of productivity and integration to design
creation, verification, and implementation.
Cadence
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Virtuoso
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Layout Suite XL is the connectivity-
and constraint-driven layout environment of the Virtuoso
custom design platform, a complete solution for front-to-
back custom analog, digital, rF, and mixed-signal design. it
supports custom physical implementation at the device, cell,
block, and chip level.
Figure 1: The industry-standard Virtuoso Layout Suite user interface