"In our first experience with the Pyxis custom router, a section of IP that would have normally taken a week to route was finished in a few minutes and also saved one-third of the space in layout," said Heiner Stockmanns, Director of Engineering, Marvell. "With the Pyxis custom router, we realized for the first time the huge advantage of being able to iterate more, allowing us to deliver a better design while saving time."

About the Pyxis Custom Design Platform

The Pyxis Custom Design Platform is tuned for analog/ mixed-signal (AMS) and custom digital designs so that extensive customization is not required. The platform is also tightly integrated with industry leading tools: the Mentor family of AMS simulators and AMS verification solutions, including the Eldo Classic, Eldo Premier and Questa ADMS tools, and the Calibre physical verification and DFM platform. The Pyxis Custom Design Platform includes design data management, design capture, simulation control, results visualization, layout editor with floorplanning, concurrent editing and a custom router. These tools are easy to learn and use, and also provide advance functionality for advanced users. Mentor is fully committed to support industry standards as they apply to the custom design space. Today, the support for these standards includes OpenAccess, iPDK, EDIF, LEF/DEF, etc.

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