Cadence Pros and Cons

The interface of cadence tools is very user-friendly. Especially for someone new to PnR, I would recommend starting with Cadence. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The frequent changes in commands, Every few years, the syntax of the commands just changes. We need some stability there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cadence virtuoso tool is best, easily can do complicated design. Physical verification tool aslo good for lower nm technology's. Debugging and tracking issue in design is easy using Cadence tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not dislike , but worry about cost. Many licenses required for VLSI design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Candemlnce tools provides less run time and gui is better then vcs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For long dumps the debugger will hang frequently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very detailed and complex, allows for a better understanding of the task Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much; I pretty much liked everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The fact that you could build circuits at a micro level enables you to check how well your experiments are performing. It also allows you to understand how well the code is working based on individual parameters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve is really high, but it'll be worth it once you get a grip. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very good software for layout , verification and simulation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing to dislike about cadence. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am currently working on there tools like jasper gold for formal Verification. The experience is very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They need to work on tool performance,like speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cadence is easy to learn of newcomers also Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The bindkeys option can be better for usage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.