Spectre Simulator Fundamentals S1: Spectre Basics

Length : 1 day

Course Description

For classroom delivery, this course is taught as a 1 day session (8hours).

This course is part of the Spectre Simulator Fundamentals series. In this course, you identify the Spectre^® Netlist language syntax and use the Spectre Classic Simulator to run fast and accurate analog simulations from the command line and the ADE Explorer environment. You set the Spectre simulator settings and identify its language syntax and plot waveforms and analyze the simulation results using the Virtuoso^® Visualization and Analysis tool, a waveform display tool in the standalone environment.Using netlist control statements, you then learn how to control the flow of the Spectre command-line simulation.

You also explore the Spectre command-line options for specifying output formats and encrypting a netlist to protect its proprietary information. Finally, you explore the compatibility of the Spectre Classic Simulator with popular SPICE simulation languages and use SPICE-based netlists to simulate in the Spectre command-line environment. Here, you also set up and run Spectre simulation in the ADE Explorer environment.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Use the Spectre Classic Simulator from the command line in a standalone environment
• Set the Spectre simulator settings by identifying its language syntax
• Run Spectre simulations on analog circuits and netlists
• Perform Spectre simulation on SPICE netlists
• Set up and run a Spectre simulation in the Virtuoso ADE Explorer

Software Used in This Course

• Spectre Classic Simulator
• Spectre Multimode Simulation
• Cadence^® Design Framework II
• Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL
• Virtuoso Schematic Editor L, XL
• Virtuoso ADE Explorer

Software Release(s)

SPECTRE18.1(ISR9) and IC6.1.8(ISR5)

Modules in this Course

• Introduction to the Spectre Simulator
• Spectre Netlist Language
• Spectre Command-Line Interface
• Spectre Analog Simulations in ADE Explorer
• Appendix: Spectre Command-Line Options

Audience

• Analog Designers
• Chip Designers
• RF Designers
• IC Designers
• Design Engineers
• Analog and Mixed-Signal IC Designers

Prerequisites

You must have:

• A basic knowledge of analog circuit design
• The ability to read and understand analog circuit netlists

Or you must have taken the following course:

• Virtuoso Schematic Editor

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