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Mu and Mu_prime in S parameter analysis
Hello,I have a question about the mu and mu_prime parameters in the S parameter Direct Plot window. I know what they are but here it is written for both mu and mu_prime that them being greater than 1...
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Removing mouse auto default to "Ok" in pop up dialogue within Virtuoso
Hi All,I'm hoping this is the right forum for this. I am using Virtuoso within KDE, and am trying to figure out how to stop the mouse auto defaulting to the "Ok" button of popups within Virtuoso. I...
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Export simulation results in excel file
Hi everyone,I'm trying to export my simulation results in an excel file and do further analysis, but I get the following error:*Error* Process ipc:87 failed to export results to the Excel file...
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How Can I Pass a Variable-sized Array to an Analog User-defined Function in...
Hi,I need to pass an input array to an analog user-defined function that has a size controlled by a certain parameter. Is that feasible in VerilogA?e.g. ...Parameter integer n = 10;Parameter real x...
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Set the user interface to have the assistants hidden by default
The user interface behavior in Cadence schematics/layout is that the assistants are visible by default and can then be set to be hidden by pressing F11. Is there a way to reverse this so that the...
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How can I save the converged values at the nodes after the last iteration of...
Hi,There's a possible direct way to print converged values using $strobe.Is there a way to assign these values to some variable before going to a new time step?Thanks in advance.
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Post Layout simulation accuracy
Hi,I have a circuit with the current level of Femto-amps. In the schematic everything is fine but after extraction, the result doesn't make sense. So I enabled the APS simulation mode with Conservative...
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New Spectre MDL output in ADE Assembler / Explorer
Hello,FYI, Im using IC618 ISR16 and SPECTRE201.It seems the output from spectre MDL control is much better/easier now, however no longer outputs into the psf "setup_meas-meas_search" or...
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hex variable to verilog module
Hello, I'm trying to pass a hex constant to a verilog module via a variable but so far I could only specify it manually like: (it works with hex or binary)Afer defining a variable in ADE called cfg,...
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Get X-value from an expression that plots Frequency vs. Vtune
In Assembler I am running a VCO in a transient simulation. I sweep the design-variable Vtune (0:0.5:1.5) --> 4 simulation points.For each of these 4 different simulation pointss I calculate the...
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Export the result wave and use it in other simulations?
Hello everyone,I'm wondering whether is it possible to use the result wave of one simulation in another simulation. As shown in the following figure, I have some waves, can I somehow use it as input of...
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Is there a ready-to use oscillator model with PHN in Cadence available
I am simulating a PLL and need a reference oscillator model with phase-noise.I want to perform transient and PSS simulations to observe the output phase-noise.Before starting to model the OSC in...
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How to set a pre-run MC simulation
Hello,I am using ADE Assembler to run Monte Carlo simulations. The version of Virtuoso is 6.1.8-64b.Is there a way to run Monte Carlo simulations based on a pre-run Monte Carlo simulation? I have a...
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Time domain simulation of switched capacitor circuits
Hi,I have recently been involved in the design of switched cap circuits, integrators to be more specific. I have noticed some unexpected results when doing regular time-domain transient simulations...
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save graphical waveforms into ADE-XL views just like a spectre state view
Normally in ADE-L, we can save graphic waveforms into a spectre state so that in a review process, the reviewer can simply open graphic waveforms to check results. This really helps in a revision...
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Layer Generation of Multiple Layers in Virtuoso
Hi Cadence Forum,On Virtuoso, is it possible to generate multiple layers based on an existing polygon?For example, there is an existing prboundary boundary and I would like to generate m1block drawing,...
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Abstract Generator : ERROR (ABS-20024)
AbgenNew Library -> Attach Techonology and Info (ABS-20024) : There are error in the technology file that need to be resolved before proceeding to the abstract generations steps.What is ABS - 20024...
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systemVerilog equivalent of ahdlLib?
Hi, I was watching the presentation by Daniel Cross on the capacitive DAC model in SV. It would be nice to run the systemVerilog simulation on a schematic testbench. He has models for caps,...
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PLL + PSS + PNOISE convergence
After reading most of the documentation about how to setup PSS for ring-oscillators, etc. I was able to simulate the ring-VCO with an subsequent div-by-2 in PSS with PNOISE and got reasonable...
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How can I enlarge the result window in the horizontal axis direction?
I got my simulation result at cadence virtuoso.Fig.1 is my result.Fig.1And, I know how can I enlarge the result window in the vertical direction.Fig.2 is the result obtained by magnifying it in the...
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