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VLSI CAD tools demo
list
These demos(shown in class) were based on old CAD
tools setups. Here is a list of major differences between the following demos
and the CAD tools setups for ECE558/658 FA09 students.
- We decided
to use Xming and Secure Shell Client for
ECE558/658 FA09. As a result, there will be no ECS support for Cygwin.
- Process
Design Kit (PDK) was changed from NCSU-CDK(0.25
and 0.18um) to NCSU FreePDK(45nm).
- The
CAD tools setup flow was completely changed. Please look at CAD tools setup page.
- DRC,
PEX, and LVS are completely different. This is due to the utilization of
Mentor Calibre for DRC, LVS, and PEX of NCSU FreePDK.
- Perl
script based netlist conversion methodology
(schm2spice.pl, lo2spice.pl, etc.) is retired.
- The Cadence
Design Framework is upgraded from IC5.x to IC6.x. So the UI looks
different, but the menus are very similar.
- If
you type "icfb&" in the command
line, you will see an warning. This is fine. It
just ask you to type "virtuoso&" instead of "icfb&".
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