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Expert and ExpertViews

Layout Editor and Viewer

Expert is a high performance hierarchical IC layout editor with full editing features, large capacity and fast layout viewing. Expert provides high level of design assistance with Netlist Driven Layout and parameterized cells (Pcells).

Key Benefits:

• Productive layout environment for analog, mixed-signal, RF, and digital layouts with integrated DRC/LVS/LPE and parasitic extraction
• ExpertViews is functionally the same product as Expert except for editing capability
• Fast GDSII file loading, editing, and viewing of extremely large databases
• Offers powerful scripting capability and C++ API for design automation
• Integrated with Calibre Interactive and Calibre RVE for physical verification using industry standard formats
• Expert Node Probing offers node highlighting for connectivity visualization. It highlights all layout objects electrically connected with the object you click
• Easy to use for all skill levels – online help for beginners, powerful scripting for experts
• Silvaco's strong encryption is available to protect valuable customer and third party intellectual property.

Productive Layout Environment

• Fast loading of GDSII databases in excess of 10 Gigabytes in a matter of minutes – not hours
• Rapid pan and zoom with multiple windows through multi-level hierarchy – with bookmarks for tracking
• Seamless integration with Guardian DRC/LVS/LPE for real-time, online, or batch verification
• Real-time DRC rapidly validates layout "on the fly"
• Productive layout environment for analog, RF, microwave, and digital circuits in CMOS, Bipolar, BiCMOS, SiGe, GaAs, InP, and other unique processes
• Multi-window editing of full hierarchy with edit in place, grouping, search, and fast navigation with fewer mouse clicks
• Ideal for reticle creation and mask touch up
• Customizable hotkeys menu and command line for convenience of command invocation

Easy to Adopt and Use

• Customizable hotkeys, macros, and toolbars may be set to emulate the look and feel of Virtuoso environment for layout designers
• Process Design Kits (PDKs) from foundries enable quick start-up of new design environments
• Informative, easily accessible online help for all menus and icons
• Linux and Windows availability enables wide deployment on economy workstations
• Simple installation process does not require consultants to set up environment
• Cross-platform floating license system with support for Virtual Network Connection (VNC) for distribute offices
• Drives wide selection of printers and plotters (HP, Gerber, Versatce) with multi-page tiling based on paper size

Interoperable with Popular Design Flows

• Supports Dracula and Diva DRC/LVS/LPE rule decks
• Directly reads Calibre and error reports for Result Viewing Environment (RVE)
• Technology file import from Virtuoso™ for layers, colors, stipples, customizable hotkeys, macros, and toolbars
• Imports legacy designs with GDSII and CIF data
• Available on Solaris, Linux, and Windows (NT/2000/XP) with consistent, familiar interface

Powerful Layout Editor Functionality

• Create parameterized cells (Pcells) with Javascript and LISA scripting graphical support
• Powerful C++ API can access all editing functions
• Check-in, check-out library manager enables designers to simultaneously work on the same project across a network
• Autoscaling and resize feature minimizes process migration efforts

All-Angle Features

• Wires and devices at 90 degrees, 45 degrees, or any angle
• Any angle rulers for accurate measurement
• Supports derived layers
• Command line input for all commands
• Supports edit-in-place, exploded view, and flattened data
• Data safety option maintains running log for undo

DRC Guard Real-time DRC option

• Real-time feedback for DRC errors while editing
• Tightly integrated into Expert
• Same ruleset of Guardian DRC
• Free limited DRC (10 rules) with each Expert license

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