KEY FEATURES
Performance
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High throughput with fast runtime & multi-simulation job control
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Native integration with AFS & Eldo for high performance
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Highly scalable architecture, parallelizable up to 1000’s of CPUs
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Dynamic resource scheduling for on-the-fly modification of CPU resource pool size
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Disk I/O optimized for improved data storage utilization
Variation Modeling and Re-Characterization Capabilities
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Fast & accurate LVF for timing, power, & constraints with full SPICE accuracy
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Supports LVF Moments for nonGaussian distributions
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Re-characterization flow adds new functions to existing libraries or creates new libraries
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Accounts for changes in process models, cell layouts, & SPICE models
Characterization Outputs
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Liberty, Verilog, and VHDL/VITAL models
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NLDM and CCS timing, power & noise, and state-dependent models
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LVF and Moments
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IBIS model generation, and validation
Kronos Characterizer

High-performance library characterization tool that generates accurate Liberty and Verilog/VHDL models for a wide variety of cells including: standard, multi-bit, and I/Os. The tool supports complex stimulus creation and measurement methods, as well as versatile control of output model syntax.