Virtuoso IC6.1.8 ISR8 and ICADVM18.1 ISR8 Now Available

The IC6.1.8 ISR8 and ICADVM18.1 ISR8 production releases are now available for download at Cadence Downloads.

• IC6.1.8 ISR8
• ICADVM18.1 ISR8

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

• IC6.1.8 ISR8 README
• ICADVM18.1 ISR8 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 ISR and IC6.1.8 ISR over the last few releases:

ICADVM18.1 Only

• Generating Soft Blocks for a Virtual Hierarchy (Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL)
  Generate soft blocks in Virtuoso Design Planner for designs without existing layouts and that have either:
  - soft blocks defined in Configure Physical Hierarchy (CPH)
  - symbols without schematics
  - schematics that only contain pins
  
  
• Removing Highlights from Virtual Hierarchies (Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL)
  Remove highlights from all the virtual hierarchies within a design in Virtuoso Design Planner using the Unhighlight All Virtual Hierarchy command.

IC6.1.8 and ICADVM18.1

• 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
• What’s New Slides for Virtuoso IC6.1.8 and ICADVM18.1 ISR8

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