Available Tools and Libraries

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