ClarityRLC

RLC Netlist Reduction

ClarityRLC is an efficient and accurate tool that performs reduction of linear parasitic RLC elements in extracted netlists. Tool is based on Scattering-Parameter-Based Macromodeling and Time Domain methods.

Key Features

• Capable of handling the netlists with multimillion number of parasitic elements produced by major EDA parasitic extractors
• Significantly reduces runtime of post-layout and post-route simulations
• Performs filtering of dangling elements and elements with value less than a user specified threshold
• Performs parallel and series merging
• Performs the netlist reduction in linear time using Scattering-Parameter-Based Macromodeling method and switches between it and Time Domain Method depending on reduction index of netlist
• Analyses the interconnect models other than RC-trees, and therefore, coupling capacitors and resistor loops can be handled without loss of generality
• Supports SPICE, DSPF, or SPEF formats

Rev. 010609_01