Virtuoso IC6.1.8 ISR5 and ICADVM18.1 ISR5 Now Available

30 Jul 2019 • 2 minute read

The IC6.1.8 ISR5 and ICADVM18.1 ISR5 production releases are now available for download at Cadence Downloads.

For information on supported platforms, compatibility with other Cadence tools, and details of key issues resolved in each release, see:

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Here is a listing of some of the important updates made to IC6.1.8 and ICADVM18.1 for the ISR5 release:

Virtual Hierarchy Generation (ICADVM18.1 Only)
Use Update Virtual Hierarchies to enable transfer of virtual hierarchies from the source to the target cellviews.

Virtual Hierarchy Types (ICADVM18.1 Only)
Easily identify the different types and placement status of virtual hierarchies in a design - depending on the color and line style used by the bounding box for each virtual hierarchy.

Automatic Adjustment of an Area Boundary (ICADVM18.1 Only)
Automatically adjust the area boundary of a virtual hierarchy when moving instances outside a virtual hierarchy and adding instances to a virtual group.

Scenic Ratio Capabilities (ICADVM18.1 Only)
Use the Scenic Net column in the Navigator assistant to easily visualize critical scenic nets and improve their performance.

Automatic Generation of Hierarchy (ICADVM18.1 Only)
Use the Auto-Generate Hierarchy functionality to configure, specify bindings, and generate top blocks and soft blocks in the layout canvas. This functionality lets you quickly generate a physical hierarchy by applying common parameters.

Free Area Pin Group Guides
The Free Area option in the Pin Group Guide form lets you place pins in the free area within the PR boundary.

Pivot Reports for ADE Assembler Results
Export ADE Assembler results to an Excel format that can be readily used to create pivot tables and graphs for a better presentation and analysis of the simulation results.

For more details on these and all the other new and enhanced features introduced in this release, see:

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