Innovus+ Platform: Now You Can Synthesize Your Design Using Innovus!

29 Jan 2026 • 3 minute read

Are you looking for a single integrated platform that runs both synthesis and implementation of your IC? Or if you are looking for fast and efficient design closure across a wide range of process nodes?

"No worries, the Innovus+ platform incorporates Innovus synthesis and Innovus implementation capabilities, all integrated into one unified environment for outstanding ease of use and power, performance, and area (PPA) results"

In the fast-paced world of IC Chip Design using ASIC flow, you need synthesis that matches your ambition—fast, precise, and fully integrated. Innovus+ delivers exactly that, with its platform-native/advanced synthesis engine designed for speed and scalability. Innovus+ Synthesis can be used standalone to generate logical/physically aware netlists ready for handoff to other design teams.

The race to tapeout at advanced nodes is defined by exploding design size, multi-corner/multi-mode (MCMM) complexity, and increasingly tight PPA targets. Teams often lose weeks ping‑ponging between disconnected synthesis and place‑and‑route iterations, wrestling with correlation gaps that derail schedules and inflate costs.

Innovus+ changes that.

It’s a unified, physically aware synthesis-to-implementation flow that aligns front-end and back-end decisions; so you converge faster, with predictable, signoff-quality results. Whether you’re driving a performance-first SoC, a power-sensitive wearable, or a 3D‑IC, Innovus+ brings the engines, integration, and automation to make closure repeatable and boring (in the best way).

This Innovus+ license is available starting from Innovus product release v25.1 and later versions

Benefits of the Innovus+ Platform

Innovus+ puts everything you need in one place. Run advanced synthesis alongside placement, routing, and optimization—without exports or tool switches. This unified approach means quicker iterations, sharper insights, and superior power, performance, and area (PPA) results.

Key benefits include:

Scalable, massively parallel architecture with multicore and distributed processing support
Unified RTL‑to‑GDS flow with common database, scripting, GUI, and shared physical/AI engines for predictable, high‑PPA closure
Full foundry and advanced‑node support, including angstrom‑class GAA and mixed‑signal interoperability via OpenAccess/Virtuoso
Signoff‑accurate in‑design verification, plus integrated LLM assistant for faster analysis and debug
Native integration with Cadence Cerberus AI Studio for agent-driven block and SoC implementation