Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and Electronic Computer-aided Design Software (ECAD)

Electronic design automation (EDA) and electronic computer-aided design software (ECAD) is used to design and develop electronic systems such as printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuits (ICs). EDA software for electronics is used by foundry operators who run semiconductor facilities, and by service bureaus that evaluate circuit designs for production readiness. EDA and ECAD software for IC design incorporates modular, digital flows and encompasses the logic and circuit design methods required by miniaturized electronic components. Design closure, the process by which very large scale integration (VLSI) is modified, is an important feature of EDA software and ECAD software. EDA design flows incorporate post-silicon validation, the final step in electronic design automation (EDA) and electronic computer-aided design software (ECAD).