The last specific silicon design tool I used was Electric, nearly 2 decades ago. It was a usability Superfund site, but I've also had to deal with things like C

The last specific silicon design tool I used was Electric, nearly 2 decades ago. It was a usability Superfund site, but I've also had to deal with things like Cadence since and my general impression of these "super-pro" tools in specific spaces (ok, well Electric isnt that) is that usability and stability is completely dreadful. Like, I'd probably Maybe they're powerful when you know exactly how to use them, and their quirks are burned into seasoned engineers' muscle memory, but if you're not living and breathing them with a greybeard to explain their vicissitudes, you're going to have a frustrating experience. Once wonders what the software that drives the floor in places like TSMC (and if anything is worse than design tools, it's internal industrial control software) is like and how well it can be transplanted to a new workforce.