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Design Flows and Schedules
 | Determine feasibility, establish initial objective specification, select process, order software. Sample device models are available to aid process selection. |
| Maxim engineers will train you to use Maxim's Design Tools included in the QuickTools package. You may also use Microsim Release 8, Orcad Release 9.1, or Cadence (Analog Artist, Virtuoso/Diva). |
| Design and simulate the circuit, check for electrical rule violations, and layout your circuit. Maxim reviews both the circuit design and layout. |
| Maxim performs the final layout versus schematic verification, electrical rule check, and layout design rule check, before tapeout. Upon successful completion of final design database verification and a signed customer layout release, Maxim orders masks. |
| Using your QuickChip or Full Custom design, Maxim manufactures die. The number of process steps varies with the selected process (CB-2, GST-2, GST-3 or MBiC-1). |
| Maxim packages untested prototype die. |
| Prototypes can now be evaluated in your application. |
| Finalize test specification, test development, and correlation. Production starts. |
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