Simulations using ADE (G)XL
Setups for proper usage of ADE XL for NCSU CDK
- Edit .cdsenv in the project library, add the following lines
; To run adexl properly for NCSU PDK
adexl.icrpStartup binaryName string "virtuoso -nocdsinit"
Simulations using ADE (G)XL
- Create a new ADE (G)XL by going to
/Launch--> ADE XL/
- Create a Test using schematic view (Schematic view can be only used for schematic simulation. It is highly recommended to create a test using config view, which can be conveniently used for both schematic and postlayout simulation).
Parameter sweeping
- Option 1
- Double click the parameter value
- Click the button on the right of the value
- Run simulation
- Option 2
- Setup the parameter sweep in ADE L
- Save the setup to an .il file
- Load the saved .il file into ADE (G)XL parameter setup
- Run simulation
Corner Simulations using ADE XL
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MonteCarlo Simulations using ADE XL
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Postlayout simulation
- Create a test in ADE (G)XL using schematicview
- Setup the simulation configurations (or, you can setup the simulation configurations for schematic view in ADE L and save the state. Load the saved state).
- Setup the extract view: parasitics>setup>choose the cell to setup its schematic, estimated, an extracted view
- Run the simulation
- No parasitic: schematic simulation
- Extracted: postlayout simulation