Virtuoso Tutorial - Episode 01
The first episode of the Virtuoso tutorial series for IC design beginners.
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GuideVirtuosoIC Design
Introduction & Installation
Cadence is the name of a company. In the context of IC design, the term “Cadence” typically refers to the company’s integrated circuit design platform, ” Cadence IC. ” Sometimes, it specifically denotes the EDA environment within that platform known as “Virtuoso Studio.”
To draw an analogy, Cadence IC is like the Microsoft Office suite, and Virtuoso Studio is akin to PowerPoint within that suite.
| Version | Release Period | Key Features | Supported OS |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC5141 | ~2000 | 32-bit, legacy, basic UI | RHEL 4/5 (obsolete) |
| IC617 | ~2016 | 64-bit, stable, widely used | CentOS 7/RHEL 7 |
| IC618 | Post-2018 | AI features, high performance | RHEL 8/CentOS 8 |