Tools Currently Available
1. Virtuoso Schematic Editor
2. Virtuoso Layout suite
3. Virtuoso Analog Design Environment
4. Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator
5. Synopsys IC Compiler
6. Encounter
7. Encounter RTL compiler
8. NClaunch
Technology Libraries Currently Available
Cadence GPDK045 45nm - Currently used in all labs
.35 um Magna - Currently used only in Advanced VLSI
The following libraries are for legacy or advanced users only and require special instructions to use
NCSU AMI_ABN 1.2um
NCSU AMI_C5N 0.6um
NCSU HP_AMOS14TB 0.6um
TSMC_CMOS035_4M 0.35u (4M2P)
TSMC_CMOS025 0.25um
TSMC_CMOS025_DEEP 0.25u
TSMC_CMOS020 0.18u (0.20 drawn)
TSMC_CMOS018_DEEP 0.18u