Calibre Physical Verification

The Calibre Physical Verification nmPlatform provides foundries, IDMs, and fabless companies with a comprehensive and innovative suite of functionality that addresses their physical verification needs from established nodes to the most advanced processes.

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Calibre Physical Verification

The Calibre nmDRC tool has long led the industry, but today’s designs also demand novel technologies that enable design companies to accelerate time to market and achieve faster innovation. From equation-based DRC to multi-patterning, machine learning, and EDA in the cloud, the Calibre toolsuite provides the proven performance, technology, accuracy, and capacity to handle any design, at any node, at any foundry.

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Calibre physical verification is the industry leader for accuracy, reliability, and performance. The Calibre nmPlatform provides a comprehensive and innovative suite of functionality that enables foundries, IDMs, and fabless companies to efficiently address all physical verification requirements.

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The power of shift-left DRC verification with Calibre

As integrated circuit (IC) designs grow in complexity, traditional methods of design rule check (DRC) struggle to keep pace with modern demands. Initially tailored for simpler, custom layouts, traditional DRC workflows use an iterative “construct by correction” approach. However, as automation, advanced IC tools, and multi-layered design hierarchies become standard, relying on sequential DRC methods often results in prolonged runtimes and inefficient resource use.

The Siemens Calibre platform delivers innovative physical verification solutions, including Calibre nmDRC Recon, which employs a proactive “shift-left” approach. By shifting verification tasks earlier in the design process, this IC tool significantly reduces debug time, facilitates incomplete data handling, and accelerates the path to tape-out. This paper examines the advantages of the shift-left methodology and demonstrates how a customer utilized Calibre nmDRC Recon to achieve faster DRC cycles, comprehensive design rule check coverage, and optimized compute hardware for more efficient physical verification.

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