Cadence Related Translators and Interfaces

Artwork offers a wide range of interfaces and utilities that work in conjunction with Cadence's IC design tools and package design tools. We have been a Cadence Connections partner for 15 years.

Allegro PCB Design Utilities

ASM 1950

ASM 1950 is a bidirectional translator between Cadence Allegro and AutoCAD. It uses the Allegro plot file format (IPF) to translate to DXF and back. This is a low cost and simple way to exchange data between Allegro and mechanical drawing packages.

AWRout
AWRout is an interface between Cadence Allegro/APD (export) and AWR's Microwave Office (Import.) It works by extracting user specified data from Allegro - conductors, nets, components, pins, substrate, material properties and producing an intermediate file called 3Di. The 3Di file can the be read by MW Office to bring in the geometry and electrical/material information for simulation.

GBRVU/GBRUNion
GBRVU is a simple Gerber viewer used to verify and plot the Gerber data. GBRUnion can convert the overlapping Gerber draws and flashes into clean contours and export that data as Gerber, GDSII or DXF. This has been found quite useful for documentation and even for moving data into IC layout tools for DRC/LVS.

APD/SIP Utilities

Bondgen

Bondgen reads the AIF file exported by APD/SIP and creates an AutoCAD bond document in minutes. It automates the labeling, checks the wires, labels unused die pads and fingers and generates a customized title border.

Layout2APD
Layout2APD is a program that enables the intellilgent import of package drawings created in AutoCAD. Together with its companion program, LayoutGen, intelligence is added into the AutoCAD layout data and then brought into APD fully intelligently: symbols, pins, padstacks, shapes, classes, and nets. Once in APD one can utilize a wide range of tools such as DRC, Signal Integrity and manufacturing outputs.

GBRVU/GBRUnion
GBRVU is a simple Gerber viewer used to verify and plot the Gerber data. GBRUnion can convert the overlapping Gerber draws and flashes into clean contours and export that data as Gerber, GDSII or DXF. This has been found quite useful for documentation and even for moving data into IC layout tools for DRC/LVS.

Virtuoso Related Utilities

GDSPLOT

GDSPLOT plots to large format inkjets and rasterizes the layout data on the computer. There is a SKILL based interface (IGDSPLOT) that enables the designer to plot from within Virtuoso and which reads the Virtuoso layer color settings and window parameters.

ASM 3500

ASM 3500 converts between GDSII and AutoCAD's DXF file format. It enables Virtuoso users to import mechanical data from AutoCAD - for example package layouts and wire bonds.

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Allegro PCB Design Utilities
ASM 1950 ASM 1950 is a bidirectional translator between Cadence Allegro and AutoCAD. It uses the Allegro plot file format (IPF) to translate to DXF and back. This is a low cost and simple way to exchange data between Allegro and mechanical drawing packages.

AWRout AWRout is an interface between Cadence Allegro/APD (export) and AWR's Microwave Office (Import.) It works by extracting user specified data from Allegro - conductors, nets, components, pins, substrate, material properties and producing an intermediate file called 3Di. The 3Di file can the be read by MW Office to bring in the geometry and electrical/material information for simulation.

GBRVU/GBRUNion GBRVU is a simple Gerber viewer used to verify and plot the Gerber data. GBRUnion can convert the overlapping Gerber draws and flashes into clean contours and export that data as Gerber, GDSII or DXF. This has been found quite useful for documentation and even for moving data into IC layout tools for DRC/LVS.

APD/SIP Utilities
Bondgen Bondgen reads the AIF file exported by APD/SIP and creates an AutoCAD bond document in minutes. It automates the labeling, checks the wires, labels unused die pads and fingers and generates a customized title border.

Layout2APD Layout2APD is a program that enables the intellilgent import of package drawings created in AutoCAD. Together with its companion program, LayoutGen, intelligence is added into the AutoCAD layout data and then brought into APD fully intelligently: symbols, pins, padstacks, shapes, classes, and nets. Once in APD one can utilize a wide range of tools such as DRC, Signal Integrity and manufacturing outputs.

GBRVU/GBRUnion GBRVU is a simple Gerber viewer used to verify and plot the Gerber data. GBRUnion can convert the overlapping Gerber draws and flashes into clean contours and export that data as Gerber, GDSII or DXF. This has been found quite useful for documentation and even for moving data into IC layout tools for DRC/LVS.

Virtuoso Related Utilities
GDSPLOT GDSPLOT plots to large format inkjets and rasterizes the layout data on the computer. There is a SKILL based interface (IGDSPLOT) that enables the designer to plot from within Virtuoso and which reads the Virtuoso layer color settings and window parameters.

ASM 3500 ASM 3500 converts between GDSII and AutoCAD's DXF file format. It enables Virtuoso users to import mechanical data from AutoCAD - for example package layouts and wire bonds.