====== EDA tools official support and training ======

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====== EUROPRACTICE/MTC Online ======

[[http://www.mtc-online.be/]]


====== Cadence support and training ======

The most part of the design tools licensed by INFN for the VLSI laboratory comes 
from the **[[http://www.cadence.com/|Cadence Design Systems]]** 
EDA software and engineering services company.
Actually, tens of different tools for analog, mixed-mode and digital IC design 
are grouped into various **design platforms** (also known as **packages**), 
providing unified front-to-back design environments. 
Due to the complexity of such platforms, Cadence offers extensive documentation 
for these tools and each collection of tools comes with its own documentation.

With a complitely free registration at //[[http://www.cadence.com]]// you can create a basic Cadence account.


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Higher privileges are required to access the **confidential online documentation** instead,
which can be obtained with a //Cadence Limited Online Support// account, as described below. 


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__**Cadence Limited Online Support (LOS) request**__\\

The VLSI lab relies on the **[[http://www.europractice.com/|EUROPRACTICE]]** third party 
European IC fabrication and EDA software services provider for any aspects regarding design tools 
(e.g. software downloads and licensing) and foundry access. All VLSI users are therfore eligible for a 
**//[[http://www.europractice.stfc.ac.uk/software/cadence_limited_online_support.html|Cadence Limited Online Support]]//**
account which is offered by the **[[http://www.europractice.stfc.ac.uk/welcome.html|EUROPRACTICE Software Service]]**. 
Such an account is freely available to all EUROPRACTICE/Cadence customers. The authenitication requires a **Reference Key**
provided by the EUROPRACTICE Software Service to the research institution. 
A Cadence Limited Online Support account gives higher privileges with respect to the basic Cadence login, 
allowing users to search through confidential online documentation such as application notes, product manuals, 
troubleshooting info etc. contained in Cadence restricted databases at //[[http://support.cadence.com]]//. 


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Further login restrictions however denie software downloads or to get official support from Cadence, both requiring
the payment of subscriptions.



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To get your Cadence Limited Online Support account, please contact the VLSI lab system administrator 
(//[[mazza@NOSPAMto.infn.it]]// remove NOSPAM in the address) 
and ask for the //Reference Key// already provided 
by the EUROPRACTICE Software Service to INFN of Turin. 

Once you have obtained the Reference Key, register to the Cadence Online Support 
at //[[http://support.cadence.com]]// and cut and paste the access code when required. 

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Complete the registration procedure by entering any additional required information.
After the account has been activated you will receive a confirmation email from Cadence services.


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For more information read the Cadence Online Support [[http://support.cadence.com/public/docs/gettingstarted_los.pdf|Getting Started Guide]]. 



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**Cadence official training courses**\\

If you aim to attend a Cadence (actually very expensive!) training course you can find all necessary
information at //[[http://www.cadence.com/training/]]//



====== Synopsys online support and documentation ======

Called **SolvNet**

[[http://www.europractice.stfc.ac.uk/software/synopsys.html#online]]

[[https://solvnet.synopsys.com]]


The ''site_info'' file that contains a valid **site ID** required to complete the registration procedure can be found under the Synopsys Common Licensing (SCL) installation directory as

''<SCL_install_dir>/admin/license/site_info''


Please, follow the [[https://solvnet.synopsys.com/site_info.jsp|Synopsys's official instructions]].


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====== Mentor online support and documentation ======


Called **SupportNet**

[[https://supportnet.mentor.com]]



Similary to Synopsys' SolvNet, a valid **site ID** is required to complete the registration procedure

[[https://supportnet.mentor.com/help/registration_form.cfm#siteid]]

You can find a valide site ID number in the Mentor **license file** placed under

''/usr/local/FLEXlm/''

for the elt59xl.to.infn.it server machine.


====== EUROPRACTICE training courses ======


[[http://www.europractice.stfc.ac.uk/training/]]


====== RAL Microelectronics Support Center training courses ======

[[http://www.msc.stfc.ac.uk/msc/Training_Courses/index.html]]


======= IDESA =======

[[http://www.idesa-training.org/]]

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Last update: [[pacher@NOSPAMto.infn.it|Luca Pacher]] - Nov 12, 2013
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