ERC (Electrical Rule Check)
ERC (Electrical rule check) involves checking a design for all electrical connections that are considered dangerous. This might include checking for
- well and substrate areas for proper contacts and spacings thereby ensuring correct power and ground connections
- unconnected inputs or shorted outputs.
- gates connected directly to supplies
ERC checks are based upon assumptions about the normal operating conditions of the ASIC, so they may give many false warning on ASICs with multiple or negative supplies. They can also check for structures susceptible to ESD damage
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