Virtuoso vs. Virtuoso XL

[Ehsan]

Hi All
Actually I am new user of Cadence, Can anyone tell me the differences
between virtuoso and virtuoso XL.
And also how is the job vacancy for the Cadence expert in CA and TX?
How much is it important for the EE departments if the applicant for
the graduate program be an expert in Cadence.
Thanks.

 

[Andrew Beckett]

Ehsan wrote, on 09/22/09 10:36:

Hi All
Actually I am new user of Cadence, Can anyone tell me the differences
between virtuoso and virtuoso XL.
And also how is the job vacancy for the Cadence expert in CA and TX?
How much is it important for the EE departments if the applicant for
the graduate program be an expert in Cadence.
Thanks.

The main difference is that virtuoso XL is connectivity aware.

Look at the Products & Solutions links on the Cadence web site:

http://www.cadence.com/products/cic/Pages/default.aspx

and under physical implementation:

http://www.cadence.com/products/cic/layout_suite

You'll see datasheets for L and XL.

Regards,

Andrew.