Automated DRC Waiver Management (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About IP Waivers and Love Calibre Auto-Waiver)

This paper explains the Calibre Auto-Waiver product, and discusses how the auto-waiver process significantly reduces the time and risks associated with implementing third-party IP. Integration of third-party intellectual property (IP) into integrated circuit (IC) designs has always been a potential time trap for IC designers. IP design rule violations that were waived by the foundry show up during IC verification without any indication as to their waived status.