Virtuoso ICADVM20.1 ISR23 and IC6.1.8 ISR23 Now Available

The ICADVM20.1 ISR23 and IC6.1.8 ISR23 production releases are now available for download at Cadence Downloads. For information on supported platforms and other release compatibility information, see the README.txt file in the installation hierarchy.

• ICADVM20.1 ISR23
• IC6.1.8 ISR23

We are no longer providing incremental software releases (ISRs) for the ICADVM18.1 release stream. ICADVM18.1 ISR13 was the final ICADVM18.1 ISR released. The recommended replacement release stream for ICADVM18.1 is ICADVM20.1.

Here is a listing of the most important updates made in the current releases:

ICADVM20.1 ISR23 

• View-In-Concert Mode (Virtuoso RF Solution) 
  Use the new View-In-Concert mode to view package and IC representations alongside each other, similar to Edit-In-Concert mode. View-in-concert includes cross-fabric viewing and net tracing, layout vs abstract checking and is particularly useful for data-managed libraries and for multiple users reviewing a design at the same time.
  
  
• Improved Interoperability between Allegro and Virtuoso RF (Virtuoso RF Solution) 
  You can now import a layout from the Allegro platform to the Virtuoso platform without any change in the resolution of the layout. This is because the ratio of Database Unit Per User Unit remains 1:1 during the import.
  
  
• Exporting and Importing Pin and Label Files (Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL) 
  Use the Export Labels Information to File and Import Label Info from File forms in the Pin Tool to export either a pin or a label file from a reference design. You can then edit the file and import it into another cellview to generate pins or labels that are defined in the file. 

You can also check out the following highlights from the ICADVM20.1 and IC6.1.8 ISR22 releases:

• Interactive HTML Reports (Virtuoso ADE Verifier) 
  Use this reporting format to view highly detailed and organized reports that can be further customized based on your requirements.
  
  
• Reliability Report for Post-Layout Simulation (Virtuoso ADE Explorer, Virtuoso ADE Assembler) 
  Use the postLayoutToSchematicInRelReport environment variable to view instance names in schematic format in the reliability report. By default, the reliability report shows instance names in post-layout format. 

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

• What’s New in Virtuoso IC6.1.8 ISR23 and ICADVM20.1 ISR23 (Application Notes)
• Virtuoso IC6.1.8, ICADVM18.1 & ICADVM20.1 ISR: What's New Library
• ICADVM20.1 What's New
• IC6.1.8 What's New
• End-of-Release (EOR) Notification for ICADVM18.1

Please send questions and feedback to virtuoso_rm@cadence.com.

Virtuoso Release Team