Cadence VIRTUOSO LAYOUT SUITE XL Datasheet - page 3
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VirTuoSo LAyouT SuiTE XL
• Docked assistants around the layout
canvas enable a more efficient use model
and optimal use of display real estate
• Express Pcells dramatically improve
performance and third-party
interoperability
• OpenAccess database handles large
designs with high performance and
efficiency
• Configurable physical hierarchy
browser enables easy configuration and
visualization of large, complex designs
FEATURES
CONNECTIVITY-DRIVEN
CAPABILITIES AND FLOw
Driven by a schematic connectivity source
using Virtuoso Schematic Editor or a netlist
source such as CDL or SPiCE, Virtuoso Layout
Suite XL generates an LVS-correct layout in
real time to promote correct-by-construction
layout, improved productivity, and shorter
verification time. Tedious design tasks can
be automated, such as device generation,
placement, and routing. Schematic and layout
can be cross-probed to highlight instances and
devices and identify unconnected nets quickly.
The connectivity-driven binder enables better
support of legacy layouts that have name
mismatches, and also improves handling of
ECos that involve renaming instances and
terminals in the layout. The incremental
nature of the connectivity binder also greatly
improves the performance of the connectivity-
driven layout flow.
CONSTRAINT- AND DESIGN-RULE–
DRIVEN FUNCTIONS
Topological constraints, electrical constraints,
and/or design-rule–specific constraints
can be specified and managed in Virtuoso
Schematic Editor, Virtuoso Analog Design
environment, or Virtuoso Layout Suite
XL. Simply set the constraints in Virtuoso
Schematic Editor XL and Virtuoso Layout
Suite XL can easily be configured to either
enforce the constraints while generating
a layout or automatically flag and log
constraint violations that can be discussed
during subsequent design reviews.
ADVANCED ASSISTED wIRE EDITING
Virtuoso Layout Suite XL has a robust set of
constraint/design-rule–driven assisted wire
editing capabilities. This comprehensive,
fully interactive wire editor is natively
integrated into Virtuoso Layout Suite XL
and supports advanced process nodes along
with an array of custom specialty routing
types, such as bus/bundle differential pair,
matched length, and symmetric.
users can drive the wire editor fully manually,
or they can take advantage of the wire editor’s
assisted capabilities. Commands such as
point-to-point, finish wire, push and shove,
Figure 3: Robust assisted routing facilities include finish net, point-to-point routing, and guided routing
Figure 2: The Configure Physical Hierarchy browser enables easy configuration and visualization of large,
complex designs