Spider
Place and Route Design Flow

Spider is a netlist-to-GDSII place and route design flow for mainstream physical design and implementation.

Key Features

• Physical Design Flow with n-layer design capabilities ensures the expandability and flexibility needed to meet your tapeout requirements
• Advanced Capabilities enabled by the direct database system permits unrestricted “on-the-fly” review and editing of design data and parameters without requiring time-consuming data import and export format translation
• Synthesis Support integrates with third-party tools and legacy data through support for industry standard formats
• Floorplanning with Mixed-Signal Support within the toolset includes automatic placement and “what-if” analysis giving designers an early assessment of timing & area and providing predictable design closure
• Placement Optimization features like its automatic net-length minimization algorithms optimize cell placement
• Automated CTS features of Spider enable Clock Tree (CT) and High Fanout Net (HFN) Synthesis
• 130nm Routing on cost effective server farms
• RC & Timing Extraction incorporating both embedded SPICE and RC extraction engines eliminating the need for external tools

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