User manual CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS VIRTUOSO ANALOG DESIGN ENVIRONMENT L DATASHEET

[. . . ] VIRTUOSO ANALOG DESIGN ENVIRONMENT L DATASHEET VIRTUOSO CUSTOM DESIGN PLATFORM When design objectives dictate manipulating precise analog quantities-- voltages, currents, charges, and continuous ratios of parameter values such as resistance and capacitance--companies turn to custom design. Full-custom design maximizes performance while minimizing area and power. [. . . ] Analog Design Environment XL extends the L tier capabilities, providing multiple test support, analysis over sweeps, corners, and Monte Carlo, and easy reviewing of all results directly or as a datasheet. Analog Design Environment GXL builds on the Analog Design Environment L and XL capabilities by providing targeted tools that aid with key design challenges with early parasitic analysis, design centering, and designing in multi-technologies. VIRTUOSO ANALOG DESIGN ENVIRONMENT The Virtuoso Analog Design Environment product suite provides all the capabilities required to fully explore, analyze and verify a design against the user's desired goals. As the industry's leading solution for analog simulation control and management, it allows users to flexibly select the tier that VIRTUOSO ANALOG DESIGN ENVIRONMENT L OVERVIEW The Virtuoso Analog Design Environment L is the entry-level analog design and simulation environment for the Virtuoso custom design platform. Analog Design Environment L is the industry's leading task-based environment for simulating and analyzing full-custom, analog, and RF IC designs. It features a graphical user interface, integrated waveform display, distributed processing, and interfaces to popular third-party simulators. As part of the Analog Design Environment family, Analog Design Environment L provides the foundation to facilitate extended design analysis and validation into the Analog Design Environment XL and Analog Design Environment GXL products. BENEFITS · Reducedlearningcurvewitha simulator-independent environment · Maximumefficiencyinthe script-driven mode · CloseintegrationwithVirtuoso Schematic Editor for interactive analysis · Easydesignandtestparameterization for fast circuit exploration · Configurablewindowforoptimum display of relevant data · Integratedvisualizationcockpitfor exploration of simulation results · Extractquantifiableresultswithbuilt-in calculator and extensive list of functions Virtuoso Analog Design Environment L: Single-test Environment scripting language (OCEAN) built-in. OCEAN is based on the Cadence SKILL programming language for development of more complex analysis. It can be used to set up, run, and post process results in a batch-oriented methodology. Lastly, Virtuoso Analog Design Environment L includes the capability to interface with other commercially available and in-house simulators through the OASIS Integrator's Kit. INTEGRAL PART OF THE VIRTUOSO CUSTOM DESIGN PLATFORM Virtuoso Analog Design Environment L is an integral part of the Virtuoso custom design platform. It bridges the gap between schematic design and physical layout by providing a simulation environment where the designer can compare designs in both pre- and post-extracted forms, thereby completing the Cadence IC design flow. It supports analog system to IC design methods with complete access to behavioral modeling languages for both simulation and cross-probing for waveform display. Post-simulation operating condition can be easily annotated back to the schematic with net voltages, currents, and device operating information. FEATURES EASY-TO-USE INTERACTIVE SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT The interactive environment has everything users need to set-up, run, and analyze results with any integrated simulator. It offers a variety of tools for displaying and analyzing results, giving designers the flexibility to visualize and understand the many interdependencies of an analog, RF, or mixed-signal design. These tools allow users to quickly and easily pinpoint critical design parameters and their effect on circuit performance. [. . . ] In addition, users can integrate their own proprietary circuit simulator. CADENCE SUPPORT AND SERVICES · Cadenceapplicationengineerscan answer your technical questions by telephone, email, or Internet--they can also provide technical assistance and custom training · Cadencecertifiedinstructorsteach morethan70coursesandbring their real-world experience into the classroom · Morethan25InternetLearningSeries (iLS) online courses allow you the flexibility of training at your own computer via the Internet ·CadenceOnlineSupportgivesyou 24x7onlineaccesstoaknowledgebase of the latest solutions, technical documentation, software downloads, and more WAVEFORM DISPLAY · SupportsmultipleY-axes, stripplots, and Smith Charts · Built-inwaveformcalculator · Independentsub-windowdisplays · Horizontalandverticalmeasurement markers · Independentpanandzoomcapability · User-definedlabelsandtitles · Colorandlinestylecontrols · Signalbrowser · Color-coordinatedcross-probingto schematics DESIGN INPUTS · OpenAccessdataobjects · Cadenceproprietarylanguages:OCEAN and MDL · SPICEnetlists · Circuitdesignlanguage(CDL) · SPICE · VHDLIEEE1076-1993 · VerilogIEEE1364 · SKILL · PSFandPSFXLwaveformformats · SST2waveformformat · CadenceSKILL DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING · Distributionofmultiplesimulations · Efficientuseofexistingcomputerfarms · Built-inbasicloadbalancingorinterface to other load balancing tools · Jobmonitoringandcontrolling functions · Graphicaluserinterfacesforset-upand viewing status DESIGN OUTPUTS · PSFandPSFXL · SST2 · Cadenceproprietaryscriptlanguage: OCEAN PLATFORM/OS · X86Linux · SunSolaris · IBMAIX For more information contact Cadence sales at: +1. 408. 943. 1234 or log on to: www. cadence. com/ contact_us © 2010 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 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