Dear All,

I am a mixed-signal design engineer. I have been used Cadence tool and Synopsis tool for high speed analog IC design and mixed-signal simulation for quite while.

Recently, things is going to change: Our boss want to change all the analog/ mixed-signal tool from Cadence/Synopsis to Mentor Graphic, the REASON is Mentor offer us very attractive price for whole mixed-signal tool chain. I have none experience on the Mentor tool, but a quite vague impression of Mentor tool is that Calibre tool is good enough while the rest (schematic capture / simulation / full customer layout) might be not.

Can any guys with experience on both Cadence/Synopsis mixed-signal and Mentor mixed-signal share your experience?

Any advantage or disadvantage you feel in using Mentor Mixed-signal tool?
How about the foundry design kit support from TSMC, UMC and so on?


Thank you in advance!!

List of Mentor tool
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Schematic Capture
— Design Architect IC
Simulation
— Modelsim (Digital)
— Eldo (transistor level)
— A/MS with ADMS (single Kernal with Eldo and Modelsim together)
Full Custom Layout
— ICStation & IC Assemble
Physical Verification and Extraction
— Calibre & Calibre xRC
Post Layout Simulation
— ADMS