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Release Notes (2012 Baseline)

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Expert200

Expert is a high performance hierarchical layout editor with full editing capability, large capacity and fast layout viewing. Expert can be used in place of Virtuoso, L-Edit, Laker and Alpha-SX and provides the following key features:

• Expert is integrated with layout verification tools Guardian DRC / LVS and HIPEX for parasitic RC extraction.
• JavaScript for layout automation, parameterized cells (PCells), custom
  editing commands.
• Expert supports the (OA) OpenAccess database format and interoperable
  process design kits (iPDKs).
• Seamless integration with third-party industry standard layout verification tools (Calibre) allows the user to browse and debug DRC errors.
• DRC Assist warning about potential rule violations before they are created through distance display.
• Hierarchical LVL (layout vs. layout comparison).
• Imports designs from SmartSpice and other spice netlists like
  HSPICE and SPECTRE, or work with Gateway to perform
  ( SDL ) Schematic-Driven-Layout flow.
• Flight Lines guide user on where to wire.
• Node Probing feature traces physical net connectivity through all levels of hierarchy.
• Interactive Short Locator helps to identify short errors to ensure
  LVS-correct layout results.
• Edit-in-Place.
  
• Cross-Sectional Viewer.
• PDKs are available for leading foundry processes from TSMC, UMC,
  Jazz/TOWER, X-Fab, Austriamicrosystems, MOSIS, AMI and others.

Cadence Virtuoso, Cadence SPECTRE, Synopsys HSPICE, Mentor Calibre, Tanner L-Edit, Springsoft Laker, and Jedat Alpha-SX are trademarks of their respective owners.