Virtuosity: What’s New on the Cadence Learning and Support Portal – Virtuoso Layout Product Page

To keep up with this high-speed functioning world where everyone looks for a quick solution, it's a good option to have a one-stop learning resource handy where you can get all the related information. Watch out this space to explore various useful pages and sections of the Cadence Learning and Support portal that will help you quickly gain access to the information related to our products and technologies.

In the previous blog of this series we introduced you to the Custom IC Design Flow/Methodology RAK series that was recently added to the Cadence Learning and Support portal. We are now back to introduce you to another new and exciting element that was added to help you learn more about Cadence products. Interested to know more, read on.

We are happy to announce that our one-stop learning resource for Virtuoso Layout Suite is now available on the Cadence Learning and Support portal. The aim of this learning resource is to help you learn all about the Virtuoso Layout Suite.

Let’s take a quick tour of what’s included.

A Quick Tour 

We have four sections available on this page.

OVERVIEW

This section briefly introduces the various products that comprise the Virtuoso Layout Suite. 

You can click the tab corresponding to each product to know which features are supported by these products for either of the releases – IC6.1.8 or ICADVM20.1.

Scrolling down, you get to the Notable Features table that lists various noteworthy features supported by the Virtuoso Layout Suite. You can click the + sign corresponding to each feature to view a brief description of each feature.

RESOURCES

This section serves as the primary source of information for all content related to the Virtuoso Layout Suite. We have tried to collect the most useful information that you might need to learn about different products as well as troubleshoot various features and functionalities. 

On the RESOURCES tab and click the type of resource you want to view. 

Tip:  We plan to keep the Virtuoso Layout Suite product page updated with information about any new capabilities as and when they are introduced. Also watch out this space for updates to any existing product information.

OTHERS

This section provides links to the release-specific resources in the Virtuoso Layout Suite.

You can choose from the various options provided in the drop-down list of the OTHERS tab.

RELATED PRODUCTS

In this section, you can explore other products, such as  Virtuoso Schematic Editor, Virtuoso ADE Product Suite, and Virtuoso RF Solution, related to the Virtuoso Layout Suite.

How to Access 

To access this learning resource either click here or do one of the following on the Cadence Learning and Support portal:

• Search for Virtuoso Layout Suite and from the Featured Results, select Virtuoso Layout Suite – Product Page.

• Click Tools – Custom IC Design and select Virtuoso Layout Suite.

• On the homepage, select Virtuoso Layout Suite from the Know more about a product drop-down list.
  

And of course, don’t forget to add the Virtuoso Layout Suite product page to your favorites.

Related Resources

Product Page

• Virtuoso Layout Suite

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Contact Us

For any questions, general feedback, or even if you want to suggest a future blog topic, write to custom_ic_blogs@cadence.com.

Happy reading, and stay safe!

Sanjay Gupta and Dishika Majumdar 

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