Welcome to MATRICUS Inc. - Analog, Digital, Mixed Signal IC Design

The principal LAYTOOLS modules are serviced by a range of utilities, tools, and support products. These include a database management tool, provide direct operating system access to layout databases, allow conversion between data formats, as well as offering design kit databases and verification run-decks.

DBXMAN
provides direct access to layout database properties

library access
a set of tools that provides operating system level commands for database access. The functions include copying groups between libraries, renaming, creating, and deleting groups, flattening group hierarchy, purging groups to remove older versions, and renaming layers within a library, and changing library resolution

library properties
operating system level commands may be used to change layout database resolution or unlock them if they are incorrectly closed after a system malfunction

format conversion
LAYTOOLS databases maybe created from or converted to other formats including GDS2, CIF, DXF and Gerber.

net-list conversion
LAYTOOLS net-lists may be created from files in other formats including HSpice and PSpice

run-deck conversion
LAYVER run-decks may be developed from those targeting other industry standard verification programs, for example Calibre^TM

diagnostics
diagnostic tools are provided to assist the on-site analysis of a customer configuration

LAYCON
standalone DBX to CIF format conversion

CALILAY
standalone Calibre^TM to LAYVER format conversion

LAYDRAC
standalone DRACULA^TM to LAYVER format conversion

LAYDIVA
standalone DIVA^TM to LAYVER format conversion

LAYPLOT
plotting facility for Postscript^TM or native Windows^TM-based plotters and printers

LAYDECKS
run-decks are available for a number of technologies at a range of foundries. These are delivered in encrypted format so that foundry information is protected but can be read by the LAYVER program