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TITLE: CUSTOM IC DESIGN USING WINDOWS
(Written by Don Bouldin, dbouldin@tennessee.edu)
Organizations which have PCs often think they must restrict
themselves to EDA toolsets which run under Windows. However,
this is no longer true. A free version of LINUX can be run on
a PC either in stand-alone mode or simultaneously with Windows.
An even better solution is to run an X-windows package on the PC
and access a UNIX server on a network. See: CYGWIN and EXCEED
Custom IC design is best performed using a toolset that supports
the following flow:
(1) Enter the design first using a schematic (or HDL).
(2) Perform pre-layout simulation.
(3) Create the layout and run the DRC.
(4) Perform LVS (layout vs. schematic) check.
(5) Perform post-layout simulation.
Toolsets which support this flow may be obtained as indicated below:
MENTOR GRAPHICS ($2100/year for universities): Mentor
CADENCE ($6000/year for universities): Cadence
ELECTRIC (free for all, runs under Windows, MAC O/S and UNIX): Electric
TANNER: ($3K site license ?): Tanner
Toolsets which do NOT support this flow but perform layout and DRC include:
ICED: ($2K site license ?): ICED
MAGIC: (free): Magic
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FILENUMBER: 1095
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CUSTOM IC DESIGN USING WINDOWS
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DATE: January 2003
TITLE: CUSTOM IC DESIGN USING WINDOWS
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