0.18um PDKs for Tanner Tools Pro released on X-Tic

Tanner Tools Pro is the software suite for the design, layout and verification of analogue, mixed-signal (A/MS), radio-frequency (RF) and MEMS ICs from Tanner EDA, a provider of PC-based A/MS and MEMS circuit design software.

The release of this new kit extends X-Fab's PDK support for Tanner tools, adding its 0.18um processes to the range of technologies currently supported (0.35um, 0.6um, 0.8um and 1.0um).

The new PDK will ensure a repeatable development flow and faster development cycles for analogue and mixed-signal IC and MEMS designers who use Tanner Tools Pro in combination with X-Fab's 0.18um processes.

X-Fab's 0.18um modular analogue/mixed-signal process range is based on the industrial-standard one-poly-three-metal process baseline.

It has a selection of options such as standard or low power, 1.8V core voltage with either 3.3V including RF or 5.0V I/O voltage, high voltage up to 45V and NVM options, which are combinable through the modular approach.

Tanner EDA solutions enable designers to move from concept to silicon using cost-effective tools; Tanner Tools Pro is a software suite for the design, layout and verification of analogue, mixed-signal, RF and MEMS ICs.

It includes S-Edit for schematic capture, T-Spice for analogue circuit simulation and L-Edit for physical layout.

Hiper Silicon builds on the capabilities of Tanner Tools Pro with advanced features that improve designer productivity, including the Hiper Verify foundry-compatible physical verification engine, Verilog-A simulation, an interactive auto-router and device layout automation.

Tanner EDA software is available on the Windows and Linux platforms.