Guardian

90 Day Development Roadmap

Guardian DRC

• Continue to improve DRC performance
• Dynamic optimization of command execution using graph-based task processing
• Develop new command: “combined select operations”
• Improve multi-threaded performance for small layouts

Guardian LVS

• Ability to use previously generated LVS reports for inspection of discrepancies
• Inter-process communication ability to link multiple instances of Gateway application to Guardian LVS
• Reduction and filtering of buffers (coupled series inverters)

Guardian NET

• Cell explosion for ignored cells during derived layer generation
• Improve resistor parameter calculation to prevent parameter value discrepancies concerned with cell orientation
• Control SPICE reporting of subcircuit pins for global nodes

Last Revised 05/11/2012