Mentor Releases New Calibre Versions Using Interoperable iDRC and iLVS Formats Introduced by TSMC
24 7์ 2009 - 8:11AM
Business Wire
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced that
its Calibre๏ฟฝ nmDRC and nmLVS offerings now support the
interoperable iDRC and iLVS formats introduced by TSMC. TSMC and
Mentor Graphics collaborated on these vendor-neutral formats for
describing physical verification and layout vs. schematic (LVS)
checks. The iDRC and iLVS syntaxes make it possible for TSMC and
its customers to create verification decks that will work with
Mentor๏ฟฝs Calibre nmDRC and nmLVS offerings or other verification
products that support the specification. Mentor will optimize the
underlying implementation of iDRC/iLVS to deliver optimum
performance to end users.
The iDRC and iLVS specifications are based on the open source
TCL language extended with specialized functions for verification.
It has been validated on the Calibre platform for 40nm designs
manufactured at TSMC, and will be rolled out as part of the TSMC
reference flow for 28nm designs.
๏ฟฝThe TSMC iDRC ands iLVS formats benefit both TSMC and its
customers by making it possible to define and customize complex
verification rules for each of our processes that can in turn drive
verification tools from any supporting vendor,๏ฟฝ said ST Juang,
senior director of Design Infrastructure Marketing at TSMC. ๏ฟฝThis
enables us and our customers to easily adapt design rules to new
requirements or special situations without worrying about tuning
and testing for different tool flows. We๏ฟฝve worked closely with
Mentor on the architecture and syntax of iDRC and iLVS and have
completed first validation on the Calibre tool suite as our lead
physical verification platform.๏ฟฝ
๏ฟฝOur collaboration with TSMC on the definition of iDRC and iLVS
helps our mutual customers realize the best possible performance
from Calibre products,๏ฟฝ said Joseph Sawicki, vice president and
general manager for the Design-to-Silicon division at Mentor
Graphics. ๏ฟฝWith this collaboration, TSMC ensures their design
guidelines are delivered in a consistent manner to all qualified
vendors, and Mentor can use its proprietary technology to continue
delivering industry-leading verification platforms with the fastest
and most efficient underlying code possible.๏ฟฝ
The Calibre implementation of iDRC and iLVS converts iDRC decks
into highly tuned native Calibre SVRF calls for optimum runtime
performance. It also includes an interactive TCL debugger with
breakpoints and variable monitors integrated with a layout
debugger, which is part of the Calibre Results Viewing Environment
(RVE), and a special in-line SVRF viewer.
Price and Availability
The Calibre implementation of iDRC is currently being evaluated
at selected TSMC and Mentor customer sites. General availability is
expected at the end of 2009.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing
products, consulting services and award-winning support for the
world๏ฟฝs most successful electronics and semiconductor companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12
months of about $800 million and employs approximately 4,425 people
worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman
Road, Wilsonville, Oregon, 97070-7777. World Wide Web site:
http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics and Calibre are registered trademarks of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.)
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