PVE is a graphical debugging environment for physical design tools. It allows you to browse and debug verification results after DRC and LVS runs. It probes DRC and LVS database results and back-annotates to layout viewer, schematic viewer, SPICE netlist browser and logic viewer. It is a powerful tool for users to easily debug DRC errors and LVS discrepancies.
Key Benefit
Integrated with Argus, Aether, and other popular platforms
Supports Argus and other popular DRC/LVS tools
Supports very large netlists and result database by innovative data structures
Key Features
DRC results sorting by pattern, width, length, and other parameters
Auto-generates logic views for layout and source netlist to debug discrepancies
Query devices or nets from schematic viewer
Cross probe between layout/schematic viewers, source/layout netlist viewers and auto-generated logic views
