Assura Parasitic Extraction (RCX)

Length : 2 days

Course Description

This course covers the user-oriented aspects of Assura^® Parasitic Extraction (RCX). Assura RCX provides engineers with an analog method of anticipating physical-process-related effects on circuit performance. In this course, you extract designs with Assura RCX and then run analog circuit simulation with the simulator built into the physical design environment.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Use Assura Parasitic Extraction to extract parasitic elements from your physical design.
• Learn methods of simulating netlists with parasitic elements and perform analysis.

Software Used in This Course

• Virtuoso^® Analog Design Environment L
  Virtuoso Layout Suite L
  Assura^® Parasitic Extraction (RCX) v3.1.7

Software Release(s)

• IC 6.1.4 , Assura 3.1.7

Course Agenda

Day 1

• Parasitic primer
• RCX overview
• Analog parasitic simulation setup and analysis

Day 2

• Controlling parasitic devices and netlisting output with capgen
• Questions and answers

Audience

• Process Engineers
  CAD Developers
  Design Engineers
  Physical Layout Designers

Prerequisites

You must have experience with or knowledge of the following:

Assura Verification
Cadence Physical Design Tools
Layout design experience
Physical verification experience
Virtuoso Layout Editor

This course is designed for designers who have some familiarity with:

• Process semiconductor physics
• Circuit simulation

Related Courses

• Assura Verification

• Assura RCX Developer

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