Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Clear Shape Announces OutPerform(TM) Electrical DFM Analysis and
> Optimization Solution
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> | Clear Shape Technologies, Inc., a leader in variability-aware analysis
> | and optimization solutions, today announced OutPerform, the first
> | complete and silicon correlated electrical DFM analysis
> | anoptimization product to enable designers using sub-90 nm processes
> | to optimize and control the impact of lithography, mask, etch, RET,
> | OPC, and CMP effects on their chip parameters... OutPerform is
> | available on Linux platforms.
> `----
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> http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/500594/rss/2585
>
> This was mentioned before, but nonetheless, Linux is still a must.
>
Most of the schematic capture and pcb auto-routers were on UNIX first and
therefore could be compiled for your Linux. Really though the high graphics
of the workstations were needed for detailed work. That shouldn't be a
problem these days because our clients have good graphics.
For the pcb auto-routing, I used to use one that took 3-4 hours on a cray II
for a typical single board 68xxx. Then in a commercial company I was put on
a DOS pc and a simmilar design took about 24 hours and it wasn't able to
finish the job, I had a handfull of connections to do manually.
You still need power for this sort of work and Linux is the most likely
system to give you that power.
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