Computer simulation of electrophysical effects in CAD chip design

Abstract

The article discusses the characteristics and functions of modern systems for computer-aided design of submicron microcircuits. The main developers of this class of systems are Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics and Synopsys. The paper analyzes in sufficient detail the composition and functionality of software tools for the development of electronic equipment provided by these companies and allowing solving functionally different tasks within the framework of the VLSI design route. The electrophysical effects of the submicron level are analyzed, which include dynamic effects associated with parasitic parameters, crosstalk, signal stability, ohmic busbar voltage drop, electromigration, and local heating of the crystal.

Keywords

• computer-aided design (cad)
• microchip
• cadence design systems
• mentor graphics
• synopsys
• electro-physical effects
• deep submicron level