The Fastest

It compresses (not just reading) about 1G GDS data per minute into our external memory system (this is simply snapshot of internal memory to hard drive and reliability is same as internal memory system). This one time reading is machine and data dependent (4200RPM notebook hard drive will be much slower than 7200RPM normal desktop hard drive, SATA2 will be faster than IDE, etc). 

OASIS file takes about a minute per 200-250M in the first time reading.

Once OASIS/GDS file is read into our external memory system, loading and displaying library from external memory system is instant, and hundred users can access the same library at the same time. And it only takes a few seconds, plus loading time to physical memory, for each display. Even full chip detailed display including 1nm geometry takes a few seconds on less than 1G GDS which is over 15X faster than others. On some complete chip with 100 layers, we observed over 120X speed up in full chip 0 pixel detailed display.

You can carry our external memory system files instead, and convert or extract portion to GDS/OASIS any time. Entire external memory system to GDS takes about a minute per 2G. Run time for external memory system to OASIS is the fastest because it is OASIS compliant. It outputs original 1G GDS to OASIS in a few seconds.

We beat anyone in the display speed of detailed full chip view and we welcome benchmarking.

 

Huge Capacity with Tiny Memory

With the smart memory management, typical full chip viewing/editing requires only about 5-15% of memory size comparing to the original GDS file size. As a result, 20-30G GDS can be handled on 32-bit Windows (only 2G RAM is allowed) which is over 10X higher capacity comparing to any other.

But We didn't stop there. With our database optimization feature, memory usage will be signicantly less and display will be much faster. It is possible to view/edit even 100G GDS on 32-bit system !

We have the highest capacity and we welcome benchmarking. 

 

Terabytes Ready Next Generation Layout Viewer/Editor

Do not tape-out without opening because GDS file is over 100G and you do not have very expensive machine. Now you can browse/edit several hundred gigabytes GDS file on normal machines. Estimated run time of one time conversion for 600G GDS is about 10 hours with 2G RAM machine.

If it is OASIS file, you can open in couple of hours.

Our technology assures not to have surprising slow down for all kinds of data. If you have difficult data to open, show it to us and we can resolve in short time with already built-in all kinds of geometry handling engines.

Other Advantages
  • Hierarchy optimization/cleaning
  • Database cleaning
  • In-Place geometry search and identification
  • 3 ways to explore hierarchy structure
  • Hierarchical/flat area extraction
  • GDS2OASIS, OASIS2GDS conversion
  • Multi window support (Windows version only)
  • Hot spot view
  • Huge flat cell and illegal polygon support
  • Reads Virtuoso layer map and Calibre output
  • User assignable bindkeys (shortcut keys)
  • Magnification support
  • Transparent layer styles
  • Integrated DRC
  • Full features for post P&R/OPC edit
  • Proven reliablity
  • Refer snapshots and datasheet