The Fastest DRC with the Smallest Memory

This is programmable Tcl and edge based full featured DRC tool with high programmability. It supports 65nm rules and it even includes layout modifications which other tools don't provide.

Commands are flexible and it actually contains more features/commands than other DRC tools. One can write scripts for the latest RDR (Restricted Design Rules) or CDR (Complex Design Rules) checking with much less coding.

Some new features are developed to solve the latest problems in more efficient ways.

It beats anyone in terms of speed and we welcome benchmarking.

The Fastest Hierarchical Handling

Our hierarchy handling is designed specially for layout modification though it can be used for checking also. And because of its high modularity, your own flat solution such as ROPC/MOPC can be easily converted to hierarchical solution. 

It guarantees optimum (the smallest) output hierarchy at much faster speed than anyone else. We welcome benchmarking. 

Other Advantages
  • Proprietary variable ROPC is specially re-designed for Retargeting. Further, it reduces gap between ROPC and MOPC.
  • Multi CPU support even on Windows. Distributed Processing utilizes heterogeneous Linux platforms (different speeds, OS versions, Intel/AMD, Desktop/Notebook/Linux Clusters/Parallel Machines) through pure network with straightforward scaling of performance to hundreds of CPUs. You do not need very expensive machines.
  • Hierarchical modifications including Jog Filling
  • Special CAA (Critical Area Analysis)
  • Contour DRC support
  • Database cleaning and optimization
  • Huge flat cell and illegal polygon support
  • GDSII/OASIS conversion to- and from-
  • Scalable memory usage and run time
  • Biggest capacity
  • Produces the least rounding errors and hierarchical fix
  • Multi gds/oasis/library support for comparison and data extraction between
  • Cell/block manipulations
  • Hierarchy analysis and hierarchical/flat area extraction
  • Prolith format extraction
  • Fracturing and more, wealthy features 

We provide limited version of ICARuS completely free so now anyone can see how much fast it can be. Check download page of ICARuS.