Virtuoso IC6.1.8 ISR7 and ICADVM18.1 ISR7 Now Available

The IC6.1.8 ISR7 and ICADVM18.1 ISR7 production releases are now available for download at Cadence Downloads.

• IC6.1.8 ISR7
• ICADVM18.1 ISR7

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

• IC6.1.8 ISR7 README
• ICADVM18.1 ISR7 README

The above links are functional at the time of publishing. If you encounter any links that are now obsolete, visit https://downloads.cadence.com and select the release name you are interested in to access the related files. 

Here is a listing of some of the important updates made to ICADVM18.1 and IC6.1.8 for the ISR7 release:

• Using Clarity in Electromagnetic Simulation (ICADVM18.1 Only)
  Supports the new Clarity™ 3D Solver to provide high performance and efficiency in resolving the most complex electromagnetic challenges. Run electromagnetic simulations by choosing Clarity from the drop-down list in the Simulator column of the Electromagnetic Solver assistant.

• Support for Wirebonds-Based Designs in Electromagnetic Simulation (ICADVM18.1 Only)
  Supports packages and RF modules with wirebonds for full 3D analysis by using the Clarity and Sigrity 3D-EM solvers. For such packages or RF modules, you can create and add Guides, Bond Wires, and Bond Fingers in the Virtuoso RF environment. 

• Viewing Virtual Hierarchy Dynamic Display Measurements (ICADVM18.1 Only)
  Dynamic display of measurements on the canvas when editing a virtual hierarchy to resize the area boundary more accurately during a Stretch operation.

• Restrictive Create and Edit mode (ICADVM18.1 Only)
  Create and Edit commands are restricted within CLE Partitions.
  
  
• Support for Terminal Voltage in Direct Plot Form
  Use the Terminal option on the Direct Plot form to plot terminal voltage for the tran, ac, dc, pss, hb, pac, hbac, qpss, envlp, and qpac analyses.
  
  
• Improved Placement Planning Form 
  Use the revamped Placement Planning form and get the benefit of the usability enhancements – regrouping of options in four tabs to keep the related placement options together.
  
  

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

• IC6.1.8 What's New

• ICADVM18.1 What's New

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