Contents

Preface

Licensing Requirements

Release README.txt

Known Problems and Solutions

Additional Learning Resources

Rapid Adoption Kits

Help and Support Facilities

Customer Support

Feedback about Documentation

Typographic and Syntax Conventions

1

Overview of Virtuoso Studio IC23.1

Products Enhanced in Virtuoso Studio IC23.1

What’s New in Other Products

Key Features in Virtuoso Studio IC23.1

Products and Features Removed from Virtuoso Studio IC23.1

Documentation Updates in Virtuoso Studio IC23.1

Help and Support Enhancements

Doc Assistant — A New Documentation Viewer for Cadence Tools

Training Courses

Videos

Blogs

2

What’s New in Analog Library

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

3

What’s New in Cadence Application Infrastructure

IC23.1 Base

4

What's New in Cadence Library Manager

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

5

What's New in Cadence SKILL IDE

IC23.1 ISR1

6

What’s New in Component Description Format

IC23.1 Base

7

What’s New in Design Data Translators

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 Base

8

What’s New in Open Simulation System

IC23.1 Base

9

What’s New in Virtuoso Abstract Generator

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 Base

10

What’s New in Virtuoso ADE Explorer and Virtuoso ADE Assembler

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

Removed Products

Removed Features

11

What’s New in Virtuoso ADE Verifier

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

Removed Features

12

What’s New in Virtuoso Automated Placement and Routing Flow

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

13

What’s New in Virtuoso Concurrent Layout

IC23.1 Base

14

What’s New in Virtuoso Custom Design Migrate

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

15

What’s New in Virtuoso Design Intent

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

16

What’s New in Virtuoso Design Planning and Analysis

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

17

What's New in Virtuoso Design Review

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

18

What’s New in Virtuoso Design Rule Driven Editing

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 Base

19

What’s New in Virtuoso Electrically Aware Design

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

20

What’s New in Virtuoso Floorplanner

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

21

What’s New in Virtuoso Fluid Guard Ring

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

22

What’s New in Virtuoso Hierarchy Editor

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

23

What’s New in Virtuoso Import Tools

IC23.1 Base

24

What’s New in Virtuoso Interactive and Assisted Routing

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

25

What’s New in Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

26

What’s New in Virtuoso Layout Suite MXL

IC23.1 Base

27

What’s New in Virtuoso Layout Suite XL

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

28

What’s New in Virtuoso Module Generator

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 Base

Removed Features

29

What’s New in Virtuoso Multi-Technology Solution

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 Base

30

What’s New in Virtuoso Multi-Patterning Technology

IC23.1 Base

31

What's New in Virtuoso NC-Verilog Environment

IC23.1 ISR2

32

What’s New in Virtuoso Parameterized Cell

IC23.1 ISR1

33

What's New in Virtuoso Parasitic Aware Design

IC23.1 ISR3

34

What’s New in Virtuoso Photonics Solution

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

35

What’s New in Virtuoso RF Solution

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

36

What’s New in Virtuoso Schematic Editor

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

37

What’s New in Virtuoso Simulation Driven Interactive Routing

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 Base

38

What’s New in Virtuoso Studio Design Environment

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

39

What’s New in Virtuoso Studio Design Environment SKILL

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 Base

40

What’s New in Virtuoso Studio Licensing and Configuration

IC23.1 Base

Virtuoso Layout Suite MXL

41

What's New in Virtuoso SystemVerilog Netlister

IC23.1 ISR1

42

What’s New in Virtuoso Technology Data

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR2

IC23.1 ISR1

43

What's New in Virtuoso Unified Custom Constraints

IC23.1 ISR1

44

What’s New in Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 ISR1

IC23.1 Base

45

What's New in Voltage Dependent Rules Flow

IC23.1 ISR1

46

What’s New in Voltus-Fi Custom Power Integrity Solution L

IC23.1 Base

Removed Products

47

What’s New in Voltus-Fi Custom Power Integrity Solution XL

IC23.1 Base

Removed Products

48

What’s New in Voltus-XFi

IC23.1 ISR3

IC23.1 Base