Verification for IBM's latest logic

Available now from Avant! are production-ready Hercules-II physical verification rule files for design rule checking IBM's 0.13-micron CMOS 8SF foundry logic process technology.

Available now from Avant! are production-ready Hercules-II physical verification rule files for DRC (design rule check), which were jointly developed for IBM's 0.13-micron CMOS 8SF foundry logic process technology.

Hercules-II is expected to help customers to meet the turnaround time and capacity needed to tape out their very deep submicron designs and accelerate time-to-volume.

In addition to supporting IBM's 8SF process, Avant!'s industry leading Hercules-II physical verification solution supplies design rule files for IBM's CMOS 6SF and 7SF foundry technologies.

"The availability of Hercules-II rule files supports IBM's commitment to work with leading EDA tool suppliers like Avant! to enable broader customer access to IBM's advanced foundry processes", said Richard Whiteside, foundry product engineering manager for IBM Microelectronics.

Hercules-II can provide IBM's foundry customers with the most advanced features, highest accuracy, and performance available for the verification of their designs.

Hercules offers fast, easy, single-command checking for the most complex foundry manufacturing rules, as well as unique advanced antenna and metal density checking and repair commands.

Coupled with the highest 64bit capacity of any physical verification tool and superior performance for any design style, Hercules-II is the one solution accelerating Avant! customers' design and tape-out cycle time.

Hercules-II has a proven track record of reducing time-to-market for mutual customers.

Hercules-II rule files for IBM's 6SF, 7SF, and 8SF processes are immediately available by contacting IBM directly.

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