Automated constraint checks enhance analog design reliability
Calibre PERC analog constraint checks provide consistent and thorough reliability verification for critical analog design layout issues
The Calibre PERC reliability platform can automatically detect subtle errors in a variety of analog constraint checks, such as device symmetry, device orientation, the presence/absence of dummy devices, and common centroid layout accuracy. Detecting these errors enables design teams to eliminate critical issues such as well proximity effects, shallow trench isolation stress, and manufacturing and operational variation. Adding Calibre PERC automated reliability checks to the analog design and verification flow enables analog designers to consistently deliver designs on schedule, with the assurance they will perform as intended for the lifetime of the product.
A consistent evaluation process, combined with automated verification of reliability design constraints, also provides an effective method of ensuring a layout is in compliance with industry reliability standards, such as the ISO 26262 functional safety requirements for automotive IC designs, and the German-funded RESCAR 2.0 project10, which is focused on increasing the reliability of automotive electronics.