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nanoRVInteractive™
Reliability-Aware Design Environment
nanoRVInteractive™
is a nanometer range EDA tool that interactively eliminates
reliability issues during the construction of an integrated
circuit’s physical design. The tool automatically analyzes for
reliability phenomenon, including but not limited to
electromigration, self heat and voltage drop (IR Drop) during the
construction of IC layout, creating a Reliability-Aware
mask design environment.
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General
nanoRVInteractive™ is
aimed for rapid, accurate, and efficient reliability
verification and correction during the construction of a
mask layout database with ease. nanoRVInteractive™ reads
the layout editor’s technology file which includes
reliability constraints and rules. It then performs an
on-the-fly analysis of the constructed layout and advises
about existing EM, SH and IR Drop issues.
nanoRVInteractive™ has the capability to automatically
correct these reliability issues, maintaining the
process’s design rule accuracy.
Benefits
In
order to ensure versatility, our tool fully supports
OpenAccess enabling interaction with the industry’s
standard scripting languages, providing full customization
possibilities.
During
the construction of a mask layout block,
nanoRVInteractive™ reads the built-in layout editor’s
database, processes it and generates violation markers
with full detailed reports about each violation.
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This tool is an integral part of our NanoToolBox™ suite
which can be easily expanded to include all of our other
interactive EDA tools.
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We allocated special attention to the tool’s graphical
interface, making the system is easy for use, user
friendly and mainly intuitive.
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The system interfaces with Cadence’s Virtuoso via SKILL
and OpenAccess. In addition, the system offers key
function access via API calls for customization and
personalization purposes.
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nanoRVInteractive™
works in flat or Hierarchical mode. In flat mode our tool
detects violations only at the current edited level. In
hierarchical mode our tool checks for reliability issues through
all block levels. The main advantage of this concept is the
creation of a Reliability-Aware IC layout design
environment that eliminates ahead of time reliability issues
that may consume significant time later in the design flow.
Features
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An entire new concept in integrated circuit reliability
verification methodology. The software provides an advanced
approach in order to easily access each reliability topic and
provide an immediate solution. Simple for use, yet smart behind
the scene.
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New, innovative EDA software which is based on recent real-time
technology. The program is a plug-in into Cadence’s Virtuoso
platform, enabling a reliability correct-by-construction
environment. The program provides full coverage for
electromigration, self heat and IR Drop interactively. The
system provides a simple yet powerful EDA tool to eliminate
reliability issues during the integrated circuit physical design
phase. The tool includes an Auto-Correct option for automatic
correction of reliability violations in existing masks layout
blocks.
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Advice Mode and Auto-Correct Mode. The system can be set to
Advice Mode allowing the user to work in a non-invasive way or
adjust it to aggressively eliminate all found reliability issues
during the construction of a mask layout block with Auto-Correct
Mode.
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nanoRVInteractive™
offers an advanced
viewing system that provides an accurate graphical
representation of the reliability issues within the design
environment including a secured recovery mechanism to keep
the block’s reliability information safe in the event of
system crash or malfunction
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Quick description fields enable users to get all desired
details about any reliability issue. The Information Window
enables users to quickly assess the nature of the
reliability issue and provide vital information about
current and desired node conditions.
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Full nanometer support, including deep nanometer ranges.
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Advanced viewing system including a secured recovery in the
event of system crash or malfunction.
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Real-Time alert for reliability violations during
construction of mask layout database including suggested
solution. Each solution includes detailed report about the
suggested method. The system automatically corrects the
reliability violation upon user’s approval.
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Easy reliability analysis reports. Our quick and
uncomplicated reporting system provides you with a clear and
immediate representation of your design reliability
analysis, before and after correction.
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Exporting & importing of design parameters from related
Cadence tools and environments in order to provide all
necessary analysis and auto-correction information.
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Supports digital, analog and mixed signal designs.
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Specifications
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Full
coverage for electromigration (EM), self heat (SH) and IR drop
interactively.
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Advanced
viewing system provides real-time graphical representation of
reliability problems.
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Advise
mode to guide users about potential reliability problems during the
construction of an IC’s mask layout database and suggested solution.
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Auto-Correct
mode to
automatically correct reliability issues during the construction of
an IC’s layout database, maintaining process design rules!
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Flat and fully hierarchical analysis.
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Includes two (2) analysis levels.
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Comparative – Basic analysis level provides the fundamental
reliability analysis for powers and nets. It may cover up to 80% of
major reliability issues and provide data at the earlier stages of
the design process.
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Comprehensive – This mode utilizes more details regarding
NETS, their
estimated currents and reliability information. It requires
NET
names, Iaverage/
IRMS
(POWERS/NETS),
Frequency, NET Capacitance(Load), AF (Activity Factor)
Information source: Design specs, parasitic extraction
tool, rough fan-out estimation, estimation
based on the fan-out and the physical location of driver and
receiver(s).
Currents may also include
Ipeak
when
necessary.
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Rapid description fields provide comprehensive
information about found reliability problems and suggest an
applicable method for correction.
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Advanced graphical setup for easy identification
of potential reliability violations.
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Full
nanometer support, including deep nanometer ranges.
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Universal & fully customizable. Users can customize and personalize
their analysis/correction options.
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Easy
reliability analysis reports to provide a clear and immediate
representation of your design reliability analysis, before and after
correction.
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OpenAccess support
further contributes to open interoperability and ensures ease of
tool integration for customers.
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Exclusively developed for Cadence’s Virtuoso platform. (Virtuoso
LE/XL/GXL)
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Exporting & importing of design parameters from related Cadence
tools and environments in order to provide all necessary analysis
and auto-correction information.
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Supports all design types, including digital, analog and mixed
signal designs.
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The
tool reads industry’s standard technology and run-sets & rule deck
files. (Process design rules)
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The
tool is an integral part of our NanoToolBox™ suite and shares the
design information with all our other suite tools. |
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