Expert and its Competitors

Cadence Virtuoso, Tanner L-Edit, Springsoft Laker, Jedat Alpha-SX

Expert is a high performance hierarchical layout editor with full editing capability, large capacity and fast layout viewing. Expert can be used in place of Virtuoso, L-Edit, Laker and Alpha-SX and provides the following key features:

  • Expert is integrated with layout verification tools Guardian DRC / LVS and Hipex for parasitic RC extraction.
  • JavaScript for layout automation, parameterized cells (Pcells), custom
    editing commands.
  • Expert supports the (OA ) OpenAccess database format and interoperable
    process design kits (iPDKs).
  • Seamless integration with third-party industry standard layout verification tools (Calibre) allows the user to browse and debug DRC errors.
  • DRC Assist warning about potential rule violations before they are created through distance display.
  • Hierarchical LVL (layout vs. layout comparison).
  • Imports designs from SmartSpice and other spice netlists like
    HSPICE and SPECTRE, or work with Gateway to perform
    ( SDL ) Schematic-Driven-Layout flow.
  • Flight Lines guide user on where to wire.
  • Node Probing feature traces physical net connectivity through all levels of hierarchy.
  • Interactive Short Locator helps to identify short errors to ensure
    LVS-correct layout results.
  • Edit-in-Place.
  • Cross-Sectional Viewer.
  • PDKs are available for leading foundry processes from TSMC, UMC,
    Jazz/TOWER, X-Fab, Austriamicrosystems, MOSIS, AMI and others.

Cadence Virtuoso, Tanner L-Edit, Springsoft Laker, and Jedat Alpha-SX are trademarks of their respective owners.