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Calibre RealTime
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Calibre RealTime is a cutting-edge tool designed to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of integrated circuit (IC) design verification.
Key Features:
Real-Time Design Rule Checking (DRC): Learn how to leverage Calibre RealTime’s real-time DRC capabilities to identify and resolve design rule violations as they occur, significantly reducing design iteration time.
Continuous Verification: Understand the benefits of continuous verification, allowing for incremental checks and early error detection, which helps in maintaining design integrity throughout the development process.
Customizable Check Recipes: Explore how to customize check recipes to meet specific design requirements and foundry constraints, ensuring compliance and manufacturability.
Integration with Design Environments: Gain insights into integrating Calibre RealTime with popular design environments like Cadence Innovus and Synopsys IC Compiler II for seamless workflow.
DFM Optimization: Discover how Calibre RealTime supports Design for Manufacturability (DFM) checks, helping to optimize designs for better yield and performance.
Course Details
Understand the core functionalities and benefits of Calibre RealTime.
Learn to implement real-time DRC and verification in your design workflow.
Customize and optimize check recipes for specific design needs.
Integrate Calibre RealTime with existing design tools for enhanced productivity.
By the end of this course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively utilize Calibre RealTime, improving design quality and accelerating time-to-market for IC products.
Completion of the Calibre nmDRC/nmLVS class is highly recommended.
Thorough knowledge of IC layout techniques and procedures.
Experience with IC custom or digital physical design tools.
Familiarity with Linux.
PRIMARY COURSE TOPICS
You Will Learn How To
- Introduction to Calibre RealTime
- Overview of Calibre RealTime and its role in IC design verification.
- Key features and benefits of real-time design rule checking (DRC) and continuous verification.
- Understanding Design Rule Checking (DRC)
- Basics of DRC and its importance in IC design.
- Differences between traditional DRC and real-time DRC.
- Calibre RealTime Architecture
- Detailed architecture of Calibre RealTime.
- Integration with supported place and route design tools.
- Setting Up Calibre RealTime
- Installation and configuration of Calibre RealTime.
- Loading and managing Calibre rule files.
- Customizing Check Recipes
- Creating and customizing check recipes for specific design needs.
- Managing check recipes for different design stages and foundry requirements.
- Running Real-Time DRC
- Initiating Calibre RealTime runs from design tools.
- Selecting regions of the design for targeted verification.
- Interpreting Results
- Understanding the output of Calibre RealTime runs.
- Analyzing results from the main results database (RDB).
- Highlighting and addressing design rule violations.
- Continuous Verification Workflow
- Implementing continuous verification in the design process.
- Benefits of incremental checks and early error detection.
- Integration with Design Environments
- Integrating Calibre RealTime with Cadence Innovus and Synopsys IC Compiler II.
- Streamlining workflow with integrated verification tools.
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
- Using Calibre RealTime for DFM checks.
- Optimizing designs for manufacturability and yield improvement.
- Advanced Features and Best Practices
- Exploring advanced features of Calibre RealTime.
- Best practices for maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of real-time DRC.
- Case Studies and Practical Applications
- Real-world examples of Calibre RealTime in action.
- Practical exercises and hands-on sessions.
- Troubleshooting and Support
- Common issues and troubleshooting tips.
- Accessing support and resources for Calibre RealTime.
- Future Trends and Updates
- Upcoming features and updates in Calibre RealTime.
- Trends in IC design verification and the role of real-time DRC.
Hands-On Labs
RTC_DRC_Adder.tar.gz is a Linux testcase provided for use in the Calibre RealTime virtual lab.
The lab document will contain:
Calibre RealTime Toolbar Basics
- Opening a layout and examining the RealTime Toolbar
RealTime “Visible layer only checks”
- Selecting and Running “Visible layer only checks”
- RealTime Recipe Editor “Recipe definition”
- Using the RealTime “Recipe definition”
- RealTime Recipe Editor “Recipe edits”
- Using the RealTime “Recipe edits”/“Recipe checks”