Simulating Crystal Oscillators is Much Easier in MMSIM12.1 - Part 2
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Tawna Wilsey
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December 20, 2012
Greetings, Simulating crystal oscillators got a lot easier in MMSIM12.1... We have made enhancements to both Harmonic Balance and transient analyses. In Part 1 , I discussed Improvements to the Harmonic Balance use model. With the new streamlined Choosing
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Simulating Crystal Oscillators is Much Easier in MMSIM12.1 - Part 1
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Tawna Wilsey
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December 19, 2012
Greetings! Simulating Crystal Oscillators got a lot easier in MMSIM12.1... We have made enhancments to both Harmonic Balance and Transient analyses. In Part 1, I’ll cover Improvements to the Harmonic Balance use model. With a streamlined Choosing
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MMSIM 12.1 SpectreRF -- Preview of Coming nport Attractions! Part 2
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Tawna Wilsey
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November 19, 2012
Greetings, MMSIM 12.1 contains many new features to aid RF designers. Many of these changes are described in my Part 1 blog post. I've saved my favorite for last....here's a preview of the changes to the nport component in MMSIM12.1. 1. The Edit
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MMSIM12.1 SpectreRF Preview of Coming Attractions! - Part 1
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Tawna Wilsey
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November 12, 2012
Greetings! MMSIM 12.1 contains many new features to aid RF designers. Here's a preview of the changes... Documentation Improvements The SpectreRF User Guide is being completely rewritten and updated for MMSIM12.1. Check it out - I'm sure you'll
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Modeling Oscillators with Arbitrary Phase Noise Profiles
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Tawna Wilsey
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May 24, 2012
When you need to include noisy oscillators in SpectreRF transceiver simulations, you have at least 3 options: 1) Semi-autonomous simulation is the most accurate approach, recommended whenever the transistor-level model of the oscillator is available.
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Measuring 2-Tone Intermodulation Using Envelope-Following Analysis
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Tawna Wilsey
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May 16, 2012
From time to time, SpectreRF users simulate very large, extracted-view circuits in 2+ tone QPSS. In many of those cases, memory requirements exceed the available resources. When that happens and small-signal approximations aren’t applicable, the
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Guidelines for Maximizing Speed vs. Accuracy in SpectreRF simulations - Part 3
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Tawna Wilsey
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March 7, 2012
Several months ago, I started a 3 part series on Guidelines for Maximizing Speed vs Accuracy for Harmonic Balance simulations. Today, I'll discuss part 3 of the 3 part series consisting of: Which Engine: Spectre or APS? Oversample vs Number of Harmonics
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SpectreRF AppNotes and Tutorials....Still One of our Best Kept Secrets!
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Tawna Wilsey
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January 16, 2012
Some of you may remember the blog written several years ago " Shhhhh...SpectreRF Tutorials and AppNotes - One of Our Best Kept Secrets ". Well, the more things change...the more things stay the same! The location of these tutorials and appNotes
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Nport Application Note has been Updated and Re-Released
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Tawna Wilsey
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January 3, 2012
Happy New Year! After many requests, I set aside some time and updated the Using the nport in Spectre and SpectreRF Simulations appNote for MMSIM 11.1. You may download the appNote on Cadence Online Support . More nport enhancements are planned, so stay
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Guidelines for Maximizing Speed vs Accuracy for Harmonic Balance - Part 2
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Tawna Wilsey
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November 1, 2011
I am often asked for guidelines on maximizing speed vs. accuracy for SpectreRF harmonic balance simulations . Today, I'll discuss part 2 of the 3 part series consisting of: Which Engine: Spectre or APS? Oversample vs Number of Harmonics Harmonic Trimming
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