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Can cadence virtuoso bestarted in windows?

Dear sir, I want to use virtuoso in windows. But I didn't find the guided tutorial till now. Also I'm not sure whether cadence virtuoso can be used in winodws.Wish someone could help me! Thank you.

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Can cadence virtuoso bestarted in windows?

Dear sir, I want to use virtuoso in windows. But I didn't find the guided tutorial till now. Also I'm not sure whether cadence virtuoso can be used in winodws.Wish someone could help me! Thank you.

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In which file/cellview are the CDF parameters are stored ?

Hi,I do have a cell with schematic, layout and symbol view.Both are checked in into our 3rd party revision control system (Cliosoft SOS).This cell has some CDF parameters I want to change via the CDF...

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Ophaned .cdslck file with custom view type

Version info: IC6.1.8-64b.500.10.EHF7015I have created a custom view type but have a problem with orphaned .cdslck files.  The custom view type launches my own external application with a GUI interface...

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Max value of signal in second cycle

I want to find the maximum value of the signal in a particular cycle. I was using a max function in skill, however, it finds the maximum signal in a complete waveform.Is there any way or through...

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How should I modify the sigma value when i used the Cadence Monte Carlo

Hi,I am using Cadence 6.16 to design the circuit.I want to know how to modify the mismatch( sigma or std?) of the mosfet when i run the Monte Carlo Simulation. Because i wanna a large mismatch model,...

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AMS simulation IE (interface elements) for fast edges

Hi,while doing AMS simulations like SystemVerilog (with EEnet package) in Virtuoso I am stuck with a rise-time limit for my output signals.The IEs (interface elements) that are automatically put in...

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How to create Metal resistor

Hi I write this script but its wrong some where please advice?///////////////////////////////////// LAYER DERIVATIONS AND OPERATIONS/////////////////////////////////////-----------------------------//...

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Changing single transistor instance parameters via SKILL

I have custom transistor compact models that have what amounts to a fail flag. The flag establishes a certain type of behavior for that one transistor when set to one. I would like to be able to set...

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ModGen routing problem in Cadence Virtuoso

HelloI started to work with ModGen (Module Generator), I started the new experiment with simple differential pair transistors as you see from the picture. I followed the Cadence help to create the...

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Netlist Extraction

Dear all,Please help me to understand about "Netlist Extraction". I am a new beginner.Why do we need to perform " Netlist Extraction" in post-layout simulation?What is the purpose of this?Thank you...

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Gray/Grey schematic for easier viewing of highlighted nets

Back in the days of Cadence 5 I could tap alt-G on the keyboard and my schematic would toggle into gray mode to more easily see and follow highlighted nets through the schematic hierarchy. For the life...

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How to run Cadence Virtuoso using the terminal (VMware Workstation - CentOS)

Hi,In addition to running Virtuoso using the terminal, how can I open a schematic, a maestro, or a layout view using the terminal?

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Different files formats needed for a complete IC and package design and...

HI All,Can anyone please let me know what are the different files (and their formats / extensions) required in a PDK to run a complete IC design flow in Virtuoso starting from schematic design to...

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Re: Environment variables to source from $home/.cadence/dfII

Hi,Is there an environment that I can set to source file viva.ini from $HOME/.cadence/dfII/viva/viva.ini ? Everytime when I run Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis (VIVA), the software will create a...

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Getting/highlighting all input pins of a design in schematic

Hi,I am working on a huge schematic in virtuoso with lot of pins. I wanted to know if there is any way that I could highlight or get a list of all the input pins only in the design.Thanks,Sunny

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Copying layout from cell to other cell issue

Dear Sir / MadamI am trying to copy a layout from a cell to a different cell, the problem that only MOSFET are copied but non of the rout contacts as shown below. Also please see the error message I...

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Group as parametric set is not working

I grouped it like this : And I expect 5 points  and I get 3 points  : what am I missing ? 

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Finding gain of stage 1 in 2 stage opamp using stb analysis

Hi,I have a 2 stage opamp in a feedback configuration. I am running stability analysis to find loop gain, gain and phase margin of the opamp. How do I find the gain of stage 1 of the opamp. I see the...

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EMX integrated inside Virtuoso

Hi All, Can you please also let me know which version of Virtuoso has EMX integrated inside it ? I think EMX was acquired by Cadence a few months back and is integrated now without having to separately...

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