Layout XL-Compliance Rings a bell? If it does, you're at the right place, well page! If it doesn't, you're certainly at the right page. For those of us who are familiar with the sound of Layout XL-compliance , this page might be useful for you if you are aiming to further improve the Layout XL-compliance of your design. For those of us who are wondering what this jargon is about, here is how Colin Thomson, Virtuoso Product Engineering Architect, describes Layout XL-Compliance and explains why Layout XL-Compliance is critical for ensuring productivity enhancements in Layout XL. Click to play the video (1 minute) https://youtu.be/Km6PHmTemYM Rapid Adoption Kit (RAK) Now after having heard Colin, I'm sure we are all on the same page ( pun intended ) about why Layout XL-compliance of the design is a critical first-step, if you want your design to leverage the capabilities of Layout XL to their full potential. As Colin mentions too, if your design is LVS-clean, it may not necessarily mean that your design is also Layout XL-compliant. And, Layout XL-compliance of the design becomes even more critical when your design is a native Layout L design, or one that was not even constructed using Virtuoso. To help you identify the Layout XL-compliance issues that your design might have, and how you could resolve them, Colin has put together this very practically-designed Rapid Adoption Kit, Enhancing Productivity in Layout XL , that highlights the most common Layout XL-compliance issues and explains how to measure, debug, and resolve them. Going through the iterative steps in the RAK should help you resolve similar issues with real designs more confidently. And, if you're still wondering why care about Virtuoso Layout XL at all — you might want to use it to believe it. From design aids that support constraint-aware construction to everyday design features that make cross-probing, cross-selection, and flightline support a given, Layout XL is a designer's delight. Well-equipped with wire editing capabilities, cloning and modgen support, and advance placement and routing capabilities, Layout XL brings a wide range of layout design and editing capabilities that can help you put together a layout that is connectivity-aware, robust, and even interoperable with other Cadence flows, like EAD , Innovus , or any third-party or custom tools. If you are looking for more, you might want to keep an eye on our upcoming Advanced Methodologies release. Related Resources Rapid Adoption Kits Making a layout XL-compliant using Update Binding (XLME) Working with the Binder to stay XL Compliant Introduction to Connectivity-Driven Design in VLS XL Video Making a layout XL-compliant using Update Binding (XLME) Blog Virtuoso Video Diary: I Am Not Promoting Layout Hierarchy Manipulation! User Guide Virtuoso Layout Suite XL User Guide For more information on Cadence circuit design products and services, visit www.cadence.com . About Virtuosity Virtuosity has been our most viewed and admired blog series for a long time that has brought to fore some lesser known, yet very useful software and documentation improvements, and also shed light on some exciting new offerings in Virtuoso. We are now expanding the scope of this series by broadcasting the voice of different bloggers and experts, who would continue to preserve the legacy of Virtuosity, and try to give new dimensions to it by covering topics across the length and breadth of Virtuoso, and a lot more… Click to Subscribe to visit the Subscription box at the top of the page in which you can submit your email address to receive notifications about our latest Virtuosity posts. Happy Reading! - Rishu Misri Jaggi![]()
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