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Key Features
 
 

PowerCentric. Comprehensively addressing power, timing, and variability within one unified optimization environment.

 
     
     

     

Timing Analysis
  • Built-in static timing engine with full SDC support
  • Excellent correlation with 3rd party sign-off tools
  • Setup and hold timing analysis
  • OCV derates and CPPR
 
Power Analysis
  • Full chip dynamic and leakage power reporting
  • VCD, SAIF, TCF import
  • Fully vectorless statistical average-case activity estimation
 
Variability Analysis
  • Concurrent multi-mode timing analysis*
  • Concurrent multi-corner timing analysis*
  • Concurrent multi-mode power analysis
  • Full MSV support with CPF/UPF roadmap*
 
Placement and logic optimization
  • Congestion and timing aware global placement and legalization
  • Cell sizing and logic re-structuring
  • High fanout net synthesis
  • Multi-corner hold fix buffer insertion*
 
Global routing
  • Advanced statistical track and metal layer assignment
  • Wire caps estimated based on 3D field solver
  • Supports shielding, variable spacing, and load-based routing rules
 
Clock tree balancing
  • Global skew and useful skew** modes
  • Complex clock tree routing rule support
  • Automatic balancing of complex muxed-clock configurations
  • Concurrent multi-corner skew minimization*
  • Clock tree balancing between voltage islands*
 
Additional gate level clock gate enable synthesis***
  • Above and beyond front-end clock gating
  • Placement, timing, congestion, and activity aware
 
Powerful GUI with advanced synthesis capabilites
  • Topological and physical clock tree views
  • Full cross-probing capabilites between all views
  • Fully Tcl scriptable design environment and data model
 
Easy integration with mainstream EDA design flows
  • Flat and hierarchical netlist import and export
  • Compatible with formal equivalence checkers and design-for-test tools
 
*requires "Variability" option
**requires "Timing Optimization" option
***requires "Advanced Clock Gating" option

 

 
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