A Complete, Integrated IC Design Environment

To help companies jump-start their design cycles and cut time-to-market, Mentor Graphics and its foundry partners have developed IC design kits, which include all the foundry-specific data files and models for use with the Mentor Graphics front- and back-end IC design tools. Available from major foundries, these kits enable the entire design workflow to be supported by foundry-specific processes

The design kits contain customizable, easily expandable building blocks for schematic capture, simulation, physical layout, and verification, which allow you to create a complete, integrated IC design environment that’s tailored to the foundry process technology for your design.

PDK Portfolio

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PDK Components

Pre-configured symbols for schematic capture, with predefined properties for Eldo simulation, schematic-driven layout with IC Station®, and Calibre LVS
Pre-configured process definition file for IC layout
Foundry-supported Calibre® DRC and LVS rule files
Foundry-supported Eldo® models
Pre-configured netlist configuration file
Programmable device generators for each component that produce correct-by-construction layouts in IC Station directly from schematic symbols
Userware to customize the library palettes listing the available componen

PDK Benefits

Ensures manufacturing success
Speeds the setup of complete schematic and layout design environments
Reduces costly rework cycles due to DRC/LVS errors with correct-by-construction device generators
Eliminates expensive mistakes due to inaccurate simulation models
Available at no cost to customers

PDK Documentation

Release_notes: Unique requirements for the PDK and revision history. This file documents which specific Eldo models and DRC/LVS files were used to validate the design kit.
Installation_Guide: Brief description of PDK contents and installation procedure.
Library_Specification.pdf: List of Components included in the PDK describing the menu name and associated model names and properties.
Users_Guide.pdf: Users guide and tutorial.

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