Introducing Guardian –
LVS Verification for PC-based Platforms
Introduction
Guardian is a (state-of-the-art) hierarchical netlist comparison system, which eliminates many of the disadvantages of existing programs. Running on PCs under Windows NT, it easily compares circuits with a large number of devices. The advanced algorithms implemented in Guardian allow a substantial reduction of execution time and also detect discrepancies between two netlists more precisely. Guardian generates a comprehensive hierarchical report, which is easy to read. An embedded tool, called the Spice Netlist Rover, links report files with source netlists to make inspecting correct matches and errors simple.
