Application Note: Setting Current EDA Tools to Interpret Design Kits Created for Older EDA Tool Versions

Prepared by Scott Miller, PhD Candidate, Electrical Engineering, University of Victoria.

This application note provides guidance on migrating older digital design kits (containing standard cells for digital synthesis and originally supplied for technologies such as cmosp35 and cmosp18) to accommodate currently supported synthesis and placement and routing tools (such as Synopsys Design Vision and Cadence SOC Encounter).

All CMC Microsystem account holders with a Prototyping or Designer Subscription are authorized to access this application note. For more information contact Linda Dougherty at licensing@cmc.ca or 613-530-4787.