Previous Supported Releases
GGTools 2019
GoldenGate Tools 2019 Release Notes
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goldengate tools is designed for use with goldengate or subsequent goldengate releases until a future goldengate tools version becomes available it enables certain tools and capabilities that are part of the ads platform for use within virtuoso it allows users to launch rfpro and use momentum to extract a model for a cadence virtuoso layout generate a schematic to run an em/circuit co simulation with a circuit simulation tool such as goldengate launch ads data display from within cadence virtuoso when the goldengate simulator is selected run system testbench simulations within goldengate by providing a ptolemy runtime environment export layout from momentum virtuoso for 3d simulation in empro the 3d information is created from the layer definitions and the substrate users can enable these capabilities by pointing to an ads installation there is no longer a separate goldengate tools installer the following environment variable must point to a valid license file goldengate license file the ads license file is no longer used in the goldengate tools flow what's new substrate editor more robust ircx, itf and ict import encrypted substrates can now be opened in the substrate editor features that would disclose the technology details are disabled momentum the surface impedance model has been enhanced to improve its accuracy towards dc the rf scaling is more accurate for substrates with multiple or infinite silicon layers rfpro first release of the new companion em tool for rfic designers for more information, see https //archbee team jgkt8dcn atlassian net/wiki/display/ggtools2019/rfpro issues addressed substrate editor metal bias tables are now fully editable known issues rfpro does not yet support multi technology designs ads 2019 and goldengate version/license compatibility goldengate ads version eesof license version eesof codeword version 2019 2019 2018 04 2018 04 platform support for goldengate tools supported platforms (64 bit ) native build platform (64 bit) platforms no longer supported redhat linux rhel6 redhat linux rhel7 suse linux sles11 suse linux sles12 redhat linux rhel6 32 bit versions of linux redhat linux rhel5 cadence ic support for goldengate tools supported cadence versions (64 bit) primary test cadence version (64 bit) cadence versions no longer supported ic 5 1 41 ic 6 1 5 ic 6 1 6 ic 6 1 7 ic5 10 41 6 140 ic06 1 5 505 ic 6 1 0 ic 6 1 2 ic 6 1 3 ic 6 1 4 \

