Calibre xACT 3D

Calibre xACT 3D delivers the highest accuracy parasitic extraction for performance-sensitive integrated circuit designs while maintaining the speed and scalability required for modern design schedules. This advanced 3D field solver addresses the critical challenge facing design teams working with cutting-edge process technologies: accurately modeling complex parasitic effects without sacrificing turnaround time or introducing uncertainty into sensitive analog and mixed-signal circuits.

Teams designing ADCs, DACs, high-speed differential signaling circuits, image sensors and RF designs require deterministic, repeatable results that traditional statistical field solvers cannot reliably provide. Calibre xACT 3D uses proprietary grid-based field solver technology to deliver accuracy comparable to traditional finite element and boundary element method solvers but with performance an order of magnitude faster. The solution scales almost linearly with additional CPUs, enabling teams to achieve turnaround times previously available only with less accurate rule-based methods.

Integrated with the Calibre Physical Verification Platform and Calibre nmLVS, Calibre xACT 3D fits seamlessly into existing design flows, eliminating integration risk while providing trusted device recognition and connectivity extraction. This enables teams to adopt field solver accuracy for transistor-level parasitic extraction without disrupting established sign-off methodologies or requiring extensive retraining. The solution handles multi-million instance designs while producing standard parasitic netlist formats compatible with all major simulation environments.