LAYOUT VERSUS SCHEMATIC
Definition. Layout Versus Schematic (LVS) checking compares the extracted netlist from the
layout to the original schematic netlist to determine if they match. The comparison check is
considered clean if all the devices and nets of the schematic match the devices and the nets of the
layout.
Layout Versus Schematic (LVS) Layout Versus Schematic comparison compares the layout and
schematic cell views. It can also be used to compare one schematic to another (or layout to
layout). Usage of LVS is used to ensure that your layout is identical to your schematic.