CAD Tools at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center

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CAD Tools at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center
Overview 3/9/2001
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CAD Tools at the BWRC

• Numerous tools, generally at maintenance cost
• Adobe, Agilent, Angeles, Arcadia, Cadence,
  Celoxica, Chameleon, Hspice, Mathworks, Mentor,
  MicroMagic, OpNET, OrCAD, Sente, Sonics, STM,
  Syopsys, Telelogic, VIEWlogic, Xilinx, Xtensa,...
• Not to mention the internally developed tools,
  Shareware, Freeware,

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Adding New CAD Tools

• Obtain Licenses and Software
• Identify University marketing contacts
• Arrange for special needs, early access
• Receive compatible media or download accounts
• Determine disk space requirements
• Early estimates tend to be inaccurate
• Identify obsolete tools, clean up
• Run the installation procedure
• This is the easy part!

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Adding New CAD Tools (contd)

• Work with new users to test out the installation
• Establish environment setup scripts
• Identify missing licenses, incorrect release
  versions, then loop
• Repeat this procedure Annual renewals
• Marketing contacts change annually
• Collect publications, web pages, reports to
  satisfy University Program requirements

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FlexLM

• Most tools use the GlobetrotterFlexLM license
  manager
• 14 licenses managed from joy.EECS
• Others installed on PCs, or using temps
• Licenses can be specified as files or ports
• A file (eg license.dat) describes features
• May mismatch updated files from the license
  server.
• Port (eg LM_LICENSE_FILE 1700_at_joy) Query the
  server for features.
• Need to use lmtools to query status,
  availability

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CAD Tools and Disk Space

• Many of the CAD tools consume multiple GB per
  installation
• Identifying obsolete installations is critical
• Design Space
• Use \\hitz\designs and /tools/designs
• Nightmare unweaving designs split across user
  accounts.
• Future deleted accounts can break such flows.
• PLAN AHEAD! Keep Kevin Z. in the loop when
  planning large projects

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CAD Tool Support

• Most CAD vendors identify a primary contact for
  support issues (usually Brian R.)
• Several vendors offer web access accounts
• Synopsys Sign up at http//www.synopsys.com/regis
  tration/
• Cadence Visit http//sourcelink.cadence.com/.
  Request an account through Brian Richards

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CAD Tool Training

• Many CAD tool vendors offer classes for new and
  advanced users.
• Cadence Classes and Web-based training
  http//esds.cadence.com/education/esext.home
• Synopsys Classes, Seminars http//www.synopsys.c
  om/services/education/intro_tr.html

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Chip Fabrication at BWRC

• ST Microelectronics offers access on a
  space-available basis to 0.25u and 0.18u runs.
• Plan Ahead There is no published regular run
  schedule.
• In the past, runs have been available within a
  month of anticipated design completion dates.
• Older technologies (.25u) have limited
  availability (3-6 months)
• Special features Plan farther ahead for
  non-standard processing (multiple VT, )

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Adobe

• Licensing Shared
• Platforms PC
• Tools FrameMaker 6.0, Illustrator 9.0, Photoshop
  6.0, Acrobat 4.0
• Installation Request media from Brian
• Only for installation on BWRC machines

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• Licensing FlexLM
• Platforms PC
• Tools ADS 1.3
• Mixed simulation, evolved from Ptolemy
• Installation Media available from Brian

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Angeles Design Systems

• Licensing FlexLM
• Platforms PC, UNIX
• Tools DSP Canvas, System Canvas (pending
  availability)
• Installation /tools/dspcan2.2
• DSP Canvas is UNIX only.
• System Canvas will be released soon on PC.
• Recent users ccshi

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Arcadia

• Licensing FlexLM
• Due to expire soon, renewal uncertain.
• Platforms UNIX
• Tools Mustang
• Used for placing Standard Cell designs based on
  Module Compiler placement hints.
• Installation /tools/commercial/arcadia

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Avanti

• Licensing FlexLM
• Uses Cory licenses
• Platform UNIX
• Tools Hspice
• Installation /tools/avanti, or
  /tools/hspice1999.4
• Notes Generally not supported installed to
  experiment with EPIC tech file generation.

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Cadence

• Licensing FlexLM
• IC443, IC445, IC446, ICC50, DP34D, PE135, SE53
• Platform UNIX
• Tools
• IC44x Physical IC Design tools (icfb, spectre,)
• ICC50 IC Craftsman, Shape based routing (CCT
  router)

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Cadence (contd)

• Tools (contd)
• DP34D Design Planner, Hierarchical PR
• Separate license server
• SE53 Silicon Ensemble, Standard Cell PR
• PE135 Allegro PCB Router
• LVD30
• SPW DSP, system simulation (not installed)
• Ambit 3.0
• Separate license server
• Installation /tools/cds99
• Usagehttp//bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Research/IC_De
  sign_Flow/Flow/sshaft_setup.html

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• Licensing FlexLM, temp demo (see flb)
• Platform PC
• Tools HandelC C-Like HW/SW description
• Installation Maintained by Fred Burghardt

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Chameleon

• Licensing FlexLM
• Platform PC,UNIX
• Tools CSide Synthesis and Host API
  development
• Installation /tools/chameleon
• Hardware support
• Development platform installed in BWRCLABGX1

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Mathworks

• Licensing FlexLM
• No port at present, individual installation
• Platform PC, UNIX
• Tools Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow
• Several toolboxes, R11, R12
• Installation
• PC See \\cutler\dist\MatlabR12\Installation
• UNIX /tools/matlabR12
• Usagehttp//bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Research/IC_De
  sign_Flow/Flow/sshaft_setup.html

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Mentor Graphics

• Licensing FlexLM
• Platform PC, UNIX
• Tools Calibre8.7 (Verification), ModelSim5.4
  (Simulation), Seamless (System spec)
• Installation
• /tools/mentor, /tools/seamless,
  /tools/calibre8.7, /tools/modelsim5.4
• ModelSim is available for PC

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Micro Magic

• Licensing FlexLM
• (Campus licenses)
• Platform UNIX
• Tools
• Max (Physical layout)
• Sue (Schematic capture)
• Installation
• /tools/micromagic/mmi

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OpNET

• Licensing
• Internal, PC- and Web-based license server
• Hosted from \\BWRCVAULT
• Platform PC
• Tools OpNET Modeller (System Simulation),
  Modeller XE (RF Sim)
• Installation CD
• Uses shared files in S\Opnet6_0

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OrCAD

• Licensing PC-based, locked toparallel port
  dongle on BWRCVAULT.
• Platform PC
• Tools LayoutPlus (PCB Design), Capture
  (Schematics)
• Installation Web page http//bwrc.eecs.berkeley.
  edu/Local/ToolsLocal/Cadence/orcad92.htm

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Sente

• Licensing FlexLM
• Platform UNIX
• Tools WattWatcher3.1.2
• Installation /tools/sente

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Sonics

• Licensing FlexLM
• Platform UNIX
• Tools FastForward-2.0
• Installation /tools/sonics

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ST Microelectronics

• Licensing FlexLM
• Platform UNIX
• Tools Unicad2.4 (Submicron technology, design
  flow)
• Installation /tools/unicad2.4
• Access NDA required
• Usagehttp//bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Local/research
  /TCI/unicad/start.html

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Synopsys

• Licensing FlexLM
• Synopsys Common Licensing v 1.1
• Platforms PC, UNIX
• Tools
• Behavior Compiler, Design Compiler, Module
  Compiler (Design and Synthesis Tools)
• VCS (Simulation)
• EPIC5.4, 5.5 (Switch-level Simulation)
• FPGA Express (FPGA Synthesis)
• Installation /tools/synopsys
• Usagehttp//bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Research/IC_De
  sign_Flow/Flow/sshaft_setup.html

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Telelogic

• Licensing FlexLM
• Platform PC (Licenses on UNIX
• Tools Tau4.1 SDT, UML Suite
• Installation See Fred Burghardt
  (flb_at_eecs.berkeley.edu) for media

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Xilinx

• Licensing Xilinx internal, nodelocked
• Platform PC, UNIX
• Tools Foundation (FPGA toolsGUI), Alliance
  (Batch-mode FPGA Synth), System Generator
  (Simulink to bitmap flow)
• Installation Demo available for Foundation
  pending receipt of tools from Xilinx

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Xtensa

• Licensing FlexLM
• Platform UNIX
• Tools Tensilica (uP core generation, xtgcc)
• Installation /tools/xtensa
• Access NDA required

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Summary

• CAD Tool Installation takes time
• Planning and maintenance 90
• Installation 10
• Plan Ahead!
• Tool Disk Space
• Design Disk Space
• Fabrication Runs