Virtuoso Layout Suite L vIC6.1.7/ Virtuoso Layout Design Basics

Length : 1 day

Course Description

In this course, you learn the basic techniques for working with designs in the Virtuoso® Layout Suite L environment. You create and edit cell-level designs. You create and place instances to build hierarchy for custom physical designs. You explore the basics of the user interface and the user-interface assistants, which help select, navigate, search, highlight, edit, and create physical designs.

You learn the fundamental methods of creating cells at the device level. You create rectangles, polygons, paths, wires, and cell instances. You edit those shapes to meet design-rule specifications. You traverse the hierarchy to edit in place or descend into a cell by itself for editing.

You create new cells representing low-level cells, and then create a top-level block design using the skills you learned in the earlier modules.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Navigate with the user interface
• Use design assistants and workspaces
• Edit layout designs
• Use path stitching
• Edit the properties of objects
• Create a transistor manually to exercise the more common commands for creating and editing
• Create and edit a design-rule-correct layout by using Design Rule Driven (DRD) editing
• Import and export data using the GDSII format
• Use the Library Manager for data management
• Use DRD (Design Rule Driven) creation and editing

Software Used in This Course

• Virtuoso Layout Suite L

Software Release(s)

• IC6.1.7

Course Agenda

Day 1

• Use Cadence Help and the Cadence Online Support system
• Design environment
• User interface
• Creation of basic layout, Create and Edit commands, Advanced Edit commands
• Hierarchical editing and translation
• Stream translation
• Optional basics of geometry creation and editing labs in lab Appendix A-1 and B-1

Audience

• Analog/Mixed-Signal
• IC Designers
• IC Reticle/Wafer Designers
• Layout Designers
• Physical Layout Designers

Prerequisites

• You must have experience doing layout design
• Knowledge of the UNIX or Linux Operating Systems

Related Courses

• Virtuoso Connectivity-Driven Layout Transition (VLS-L to XL)

• Virtuoso Layout Pro: T1. Environment and Basic Commands (VLS-L)

• Virtuoso Layout Pro: T2. Create and Edit Commands (VLS-L)

• Virtuoso Layout Pro: T3. Basic Commands (XL)

• Virtuoso Layout Pro: T4. Advanced Commands (XL)

• Virtuoso Layout Pro: T5. Interactive Routing (XL)

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