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All tools in one place: the Hub's own calculators and utilities, and an index of the tools engineers use across the industry. Usable without sign-in. Sign in to save your inputs and subscribe to MPW shuttle alerts.

Hub utilities

Die per wafer

Gross-die yield off wafer size, die size and edge exclusion.

SoC Specification & ArchitectureFoundry & MaskProduction Ramp & Yield
Yield estimate

Poisson-model gross-die yield from defect density.

SoC Specification & ArchitectureProduction Ramp & Yield
Package / ASIC cost

Parametric per-unit cost: silicon, package, test, NRE.

SoC Specification & ArchitecturePackaging & Test
Chip cost calculator

Full AI-accelerator cost bridge: logic die, HBM, packaging and test.

SoC Specification & Architecture
Packaging model

Compare CoWoS-S, CoWoS-L, EMIB, SoIC and flip-chip cost and HBM-stack support.

Packaging & TestInterposer & Substrate Design
Cost bridge chart

Side-by-side manufacturing cost comparison across AI accelerators.

SoC Specification & Architecture
Price / performance frontier

Compare accelerators on cost, throughput and TCO.

SoC Specification & Architecture
Allocation dashboard

Foundry, CoWoS and HBM allocation status across fabs and process nodes.

Foundry & MaskProduction Ramp & Yield
Tapeout decision workspace

Guided workflow for fabless teams evaluating a tapeout: definition through go/no-go.

Physical Design & Sign-offTape-out
Unit converter

mm, mil, µm, inch, cm: the ones you actually convert between.

Chat with Datasheets

Upload a PDF, ask questions with page citations, extract and compare parameters. Paid plans.

SoC Specification & ArchitectureIP Specification & Architecture
Product type classifier

Classify a change into one of the Hub's ten product types and see its obligations, deliverables and gates.

SoC Specification & Architecture
Design review assistant

Upload a schematic or BOM PDF for a general sanity check: not a substitute for real DRC/ERC tooling. Paid plans.

Bring-up & Silicon Validation
EBITDA calculator

Net income plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, with margin.

ROI calculator

Return on investment, plus an annualized rate over a holding period.

CAGR calculator

Compound annual growth rate between a beginning and ending value.

Business case calculator

COGS, ASP, margin, breakeven, NRE payback, NPV/IRR and TAM/SAM/SOM for a semiconductor product: savable, with an AI viability narrative.

SoC Specification & Architecture
Product and project planner

Plan, schedule and track a programme on any Hub lifecycle: Gantt chart with critical path, baselines, RAID log, change control, gate reviews, role reports and MS Project XML export. Paid plans.

SoC Specification & ArchitectureTape-out

Where along the chip lifecycle the utilities help

How many Hub utilities are tagged to each lifecycle stage, in the order the stages run. Select a stage to see its utilities.

Engineering tools

Calculators, worksheets and planners for the work along the chip lifecycles, each on its own page with its method, assumptions and sources. Calculators are free to use; worksheets, checklists, trackers and planners are for members.

Cost and business

Mask, wafer, test and bill of materials costs, sourcing choices and end-of-life buys.

Reliability

Failure rates, stress tests, qualification plans and radiation effects.

Quality statistics

Process capability, measurement systems, control charts and test limits.

Quality worksheets

FMEA, control plans, 8D, traceability and the other records audits ask for.

Safety and security

Functional safety metrics, integrity levels, threat and vulnerability ratings.

Digital and physical design

Power, thermal, area, interconnect and the design records engineers keep.

Analog, RF, photonics and packaging

Converters, RF chains, matching, links and package electrical limits.

Manufacturing, fab and supply

Capacity, equipment, cleanrooms, spares and supply decisions.

AI, systems and startup

AI compute sizing, certification, schedules, pipelines and company finance.

Industry tools index

546 of 4,606 tools, ranked by how many roles use each one. Category and company are a best-effort match on the tool's name, not a hand-curated taxonomy.

Open source only 135Includes the open-source chip-design tools from IIC-OSIC-TOOLS (JKU Linz) and Efabless, each with a description.
Cadence Virtuoso 92· CadenceSynopsys VCS 69· SynopsysVerdi 68Cadence Innovus 55· CadenceSynopsys PrimeTime 48· SynopsysSynopsys Design Compiler 47· SynopsysSynopsys Fusion Compiler 46· SynopsysCadence Xcelium 46· CadenceSiemens Calibre 38· SiemensAnsys HFSS 33· AnsysCadence Spectre 30· CadenceSynopsys HSPICE 30· SynopsysAnsys Icepak 29· AnsysSynopsys Sentaurus TCAD 28· SynopsysAltium Designer 25Ansys RedHawk-SC 25· AnsysSynopsys StarRC 25· SynopsysSynopsys Verdi 24· SynopsysSynopsys 3DIC Compiler 22· SynopsysCadence Allegro Package Designer 20· CadenceCadence Genus 19· CadenceSiemens Questa 19· SiemensCadence Palladium 18· CadenceCadence Allegro 17· CadenceCadence Tempus 15· CadenceSynopsys Platform Architect 15· SynopsysAnsys Mechanical 14· AnsysLTspice 14Cadence Integrity 3D-IC 14· CadenceSynopsys SpyGlass 13· SynopsysSynopsys VC Formal 13· SynopsysKlayout 12OSSAnsys SIwave 12· AnsysCadence Quantus QRC 11· CadenceCadence Voltus 11· CadenceCadence Sigrity 11· CadenceSiemens Tessent 10· SiemensCadence Pegasus 10· CadenceSynopsys ZeBu 10· SynopsysSynopsys IC Compiler II 10· SynopsysQuesta 9PLECS 9Synopsys IC Validator 9· SynopsysSynopsys SiliconSmart 8· SynopsysCadence vManager 8· CadenceVerilator 8OSSCadence Modus 8· CadenceCadence JasperGold 8· CadenceSiemens Valor NPI 8· SiemensSynopsys PrimePower 8· SynopsysAnsys RedHawk 8· AnsysSynopsys Formality 8· SynopsysCadence Conformal 7· CadenceCadence Allegro PCB Designer 7· CadenceSynopsys Virtualizer 6· SynopsysCadence OrCAD Capture 6· CadenceAnsys medini analyze 6· AnsysCadence Spectre RF 6· CadenceSilvaco Victory 6· SilvacoSynopsys ZeBu emulation 6· Synopsys
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