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Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR3 Now Available

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR3 production release is now available for download.

KomalJohar
KomalJohar 17 Dec 2025 • 4 min read
IC25.1 , featured , Cadence blogs , Virtuoso Studio , IC Release Announcement blog

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR2 Now Available

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR2 production release is now available for download.

Virtuoso Release Team
Virtuoso Release Team 23 Oct 2025 • 1 min read
IC25.1 , featured , Cadence blogs , Virtuoso Studio , IC Release Blog Announcement

Spectre 25.1 Release Now Available

The SPECTRE 25.1 release is now available for download at Cadence Downloads. For…

SpectreReleaseTeam
SpectreReleaseTeam 5 Aug 2025 • 1 min read
featured , Spectre FMC Analysis , Spectre RF , Spectre Photonics , Spectre AMS Designer
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Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: IC 6.1.4 (VSE L)

By now, you've surely heard the news. And if you haven't yet, you have now. Virtuoso…

stacyw 15 Dec 2009 • 3 min read
Virtuoso , IC 6.1.4 , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: ViVA (Part 4 of 4)

Today, we're going to take on the somewhat daunting topic of the ViVA Calculator…

stacyw 3 Dec 2009 • 4 min read
ViVa-XL , IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About The Rhinovirus and ViVA (Part 3)

Okay, so I really have no idea how to tie those 2 things together, but I ran across…

stacyw 17 Nov 2009 • 3 min read
ViVa-XL , IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: ViVA (Part 2)

This week's installment, boys and girls, is brought to you by the letters H, V, m…

stacyw 4 Nov 2009 • 3 min read
ViVa-XL , IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Wish You'd Thought Of...But You're Glad Someone Did!

On Tuesday this week we are celebrating "Innovation Day" here at Cadence, honoring…

stacyw 3 Nov 2009 • 1 min read
innovation , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: ViVA

Sorry I've been missing from this space for so long. I've been busily working on…

stacyw 27 Oct 2009 • 3 min read
ViVa-XL , IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso ADE

After delving into lots of new features in the Virtuoso Schematic Editor, the Library…

stacyw 10 Sep 2009 • 3 min read
Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: RTFM

Wait, don't run away! In this case I really mean " Read The Fantastic Manual ". A…

stacyw 25 Aug 2009 • 2 min read
IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming...

I thought I would have time for a regular TYDKAV (Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso…

stacyw 10 Aug 2009 • 1 min read
ViVa-XL , IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Customizing the Library Manager

I've told you in previous postings about some new features in Virtuoso IC6.1 which…

stacyw 28 Jul 2009 • 3 min read
IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

DesignCon 2010 Call for Papers

Hello, As a member of the technical committee and as the chair member for the Analog…

archive 20 Jul 2009 • less than a min read
DesignCon , Advanced Node , Mixed-Signal , RF design , mixed signal , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Search Assistant

People say I have strong google-fu . Whether it's finding information on a homework…

stacyw 17 Jul 2009 • 3 min read
IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: The View From Above

A few years ago I bought a wonderful book called "Earth From Above". An amazing French…

stacyw 9 Jul 2009 • 2 min read
Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso Layout Suite L , Virtuoso , VLS L , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Which Way Should I "Go"?

Just a short post this week, as I've been quite busy recording videos for some of…

stacyw 30 Jun 2009 • 2 min read
IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Optimization Environment Enables Effective Reuse of Existing Design Modules

In order to complete a brand new design on time, it is an important factor to effectively…

Hiro Ishikawa 26 Jun 2009 • 1 min read
virtuoso layout migrate , optimization , Virtuoso , reuse , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: RMB, OMG! ;-)

I apologize for the Internet slang in the title ( urbandictionary calls OMG "the…

stacyw 23 Jun 2009 • 2 min read
IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Managing Your Real Estate - Part 2

I keep my toothpaste in my bathroom. I keep the paprika in the kitchen. I keep the…

stacyw 16 Jun 2009 • 2 min read
IC 6.1 , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Managing Your Real Estate - Part 1

Yeah, right...in this economy, don't talk to me about real estate. But I'm not talking…

stacyw 9 Jun 2009 • 3 min read
real estate , Virtuoso , assistants , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Editing Properties

When I was growing up, my mother would usually bake a ham for Christmas dinner. She…

stacyw 1 Jun 2009 • 3 min read
Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Navigator Assistant

Have you ever found yourself working with a massive schematic having to constantly…

stacyw 26 May 2009 • 3 min read
Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Tabs and Bookmarks

Do you remember the first time you used a browser with tabs? All of a sudden, there…

stacyw 19 May 2009 • 2 min read
Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Don't Confuse Primary With Only

Given the small nature of the EDA industry, I have read with some interest company…

NewYorkSteve 14 May 2009 • 1 min read
mixed-signal simulators , CDNLive , Primary , analog , Sanyo , Cusstom IC Design

Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: Introduction

A while ago, I somehow ended up on the mailing list of a rather odd catalog called…

stacyw 12 May 2009 • 3 min read
Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Virtuoso , Custom IC Design

Jurassic Park IV: The Return of ANALOG

In the lab, no one can hear you scream! When I was getting my BSEE in the…

NewYorkSteve 5 May 2009 • 2 min read
analog , Incisive , encounter , Virtuoso , RF design , Custom IC Design

An Efficient and Fast Verification Flow for Analog Designs Validation using Virtuoso…

The emergence of sub-micron technologies has enabled today’s designers to include…

archive 4 May 2009 • 1 min read
CDNLive , Virtuoso , Spectre , RF design , MDL

Getting a Feel for RF

It was a delight when I read the blog by Bill Schweber of TechOnline's RF DesignLine…

archive 29 Apr 2009 • 2 min read
MMSIM , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , RF design , Circuit Design , Simulators , Custom IC Design

OpenAccess, Its Just a Database…

I suspect that in another year we’ll all stop talking about OpenAccess (OA) like…

archive 20 Apr 2009 • 3 min read
ecosystem , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , PDK , Custom IC Design , Process Design Kit , custom design technology

Part 1 - Constraint-driven Physical Design Speeds Custom IC Design Convergence

In this introductory Part I of V of this blog I will discuss the advanced node design…

craigth 15 Apr 2009 • 1 min read
Virtuoso Space-based Router , VSR , IC 6.1 , CMP , chip optimizer , Litho , DFY , CAA , Constraint-driven , Virtuoso IC 6.1.3 , Connectivity-driven , IC 6.1.4 , Custom IC Design , space based router , DFM
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