Expert and ExpertViews
Layout Editor and Viewer

Expert is a high performance hierarchical IC layout editor with full editing features, large capacity and fast layout viewing. Expert provides high level of design assistance with Netlist Driven Layout and parameterized cells (Pcells).

Key Features

Productive layout environment for analog, mixed-signal, RF, and digital layouts with integrated DRC/LVS/LPE and parasitic extraction
ExpertViews is functionally the same product as Expert except for editing capability
Fast GDSII file loading, editing, and viewing of extremely large databases
Offers powerful scripting capability and C++ API for design automation
Integrated with calibre Interactive and Calibre RVE for physical verification using industry standard formats
Expert Node Probing offers node highlighting for connectivity visualization. It highlights all layout objects electrically connected with the object you click
Easy to use for all skill levels – online help for beginners, powerful scripting for experts