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Rapid Adoption Kits
2. Design Rule Driven (DRD) Editing and DRD Compactor (IC6.1.6 ISR9/ICADV12.1 ISR11): DRD is a DRC rule checking tool in Virtuoso. It checks the layout against the design rules defined as constraints in the DFII ASCII technology file. DRD provides both interactive and batch modes of operation. What you will learn:
- DRD Overview
- DRD Operating Modes
- Interactive Display Features
- DRD Constraint Support
- DRD Smart Snap
- DRD Targets
- DRD Compactor
- Compactor Bindkeys
Application Notes
3. Chip-Finishing: Terminology and Things You Should Know: The purpose of this document is to describe various terminologies and concepts related to chip finishing.
4. Recommendations and Tips for the PVS LVS Flow: This document lists the recommendations and tips that can be very helpful during the PVS LVS flow.
5. Virtuoso Analog Design Environment XL: Managing Setup and Results: This "best practices" document describes how to use setup states, work with simulation history, rerun unfinished/error points, perform incremental simulation, and import/export setup in ADE XL.
6. Customizing Create Guard Ring Form: This document explains how the Create Guard Ring form can be customized using specific triggers and SKILL APIs..
Videos
7. Annotation Balloons and Annotating Multiple Corners/Points in ADE XL: This video explains annotation balloons and how to annotate multiple corners/points in ADE XL. Plus, several Training Bytes videos from the Virtuoso Layout Pro training class.
Community
8. CDNLive Silicon Valley 2015 Proceedings—Over 90 Presentations Available: Links to CDNLive presentations and additional articles about the event.
Solutions
9. How to save OCEAN script using SKILL for a given ADE L state? Example Skill code to start an ADE L session, load an ADE L state, and then save the OCEAN script for that session.
10. Overview on Virtuoso FinFET Support: I am looking for the information on FinFET-based design support in Virtuoso Layout Editing tool. Where can I find the same?
11. How to re-evaluate expressions on previous histories in ADE XL: You are using ADE XL environment using IC616. You would like to add and/or modify some measurements/expressions and evaluate those across one or more previously run histories (without running those simulation runs again). There is a new feature in IC6.1.6 ISR11 which enables you to do this.
12. Subwindows now sortable in ViVA: ViVA has been enhanced in IC 6.1.6 ISR11 and ICADV 12.1 ISR13 with this feature. You can now drag and drop in the Subwindows assistant and the graph location will change.
13. How to sweep config views in ADE XL: You want to run simulations on the same test and change view to use in HED. For example, you want to run schematic and av_extracted. This enhancement has been made in IC 616 ISR11 and ICADV 12.1 ISR13.
14. Function names in calculator buffer clickable to populate function panel template for editing: An enhancement has been made in IC 6.1.6 ISR11 and ICADV 12.1 ISR13 to the calculator. Calculator functions in the buffer are now "clickable". If you click on highlighted text in the buffer, the function panel will open with the fields filled in.
15. Does virtuoso has OASIS format translator for layout exchange like XStream Out and In for GDSII: Yes, the IC6.1.6 is the official release for OASIS translator support. This solution describes how to use this flow.
Several new FAQ/Shortcut documents have been added or updated:
16. Analog Design Environment L Frequently Asked Questions
17. Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL Frequently Asked Questions
18. Virtuoso Schematic Editor: Productivity Shortcuts
19. Virtuoso Fluid Guard Ring Frequently Asked Questions