NXCompare is a fast and versatile comparison tool that can be used to compare any two Layout or Mask databases. NXCompare is distributed processing application based on SoftJin’s Nirmaan software development platform and deploys Nirmaan’s high performance geometrical operations including XOR, SUB and Resize.

The key benefit of NXCompare is its ability to do real fast geometrical comparison of any two databases, which may be in different formats, have different hierarchies or obtained from two completely different sources.

Its features include:

•Cross format comparison support for multiple layout and mask data standards, including GDSII, OASIS, MEBES, OASIS.VSB and OpenAccess, with more to be added in future.
•Distributed computing to achieve fast turnaround time.
•Unlimited data handling capacity (can handle hundreds of GBs of GDSII data).
•User defined tolerance to filter out nuisance differences.

As compared to conventional DRC tools, NXCompare provides a better price and performance alternative as it has been specifically designed to deal with comparison of large, cross format databases.

Back End IC designers and Mask designers who are dealing with layout and mask data can use NXCompare for more efficient verification of their layout and mask data. EDA companies can use NXCompare for regression testing of their post layout tools.
NXCompare to be used very effectively in a variety of use scenarios including:

• Quick Comparison of Layout databases at any two stages in the Back end design flow by IC designers

•Comparison of databases from two different sources or results of two different tools. This is useful during the qualification process of new Post Layout tools by Back-end IC Designers/mask designers.

• Independent verification of fracturing results (MEBES or OASIS.VSB) with original Layout data (GDSII or OASIS or OpenAccess).

• Regression testing of Mask EDA and other Post Layout tools

For further information and for a free 30 day trial of NXCompare, please contact us at sales@softjin.com. You could also call us at (408) 773-1714 in the US or 91-80-41779999 in India.