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    This document outlines the Cadence design flow using various Cadence tools. It describes setting up the tools, creating schematic cells in Virtuoso Schematic Editor, laying out the cells in Virtuoso Layout Editor, running design rule and layout vs schematic checks in Diva, and simulating the design in Spectre. It also discusses libraries, models, and tutorials used.

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    This document outlines the Cadence design flow using various Cadence tools. It describes setting up the tools, creating schematic cells in Virtuoso Schematic Editor, laying out the cells in Virtuoso Layout Editor, running design rule and layout vs schematic checks in Diva, and simulating the design in Spectre. It also discusses libraries, models, and tutorials used.

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    This document outlines the Cadence design flow using various Cadence tools. It describes setting up the tools, creating schematic cells in Virtuoso Schematic Editor, laying out the cells in Virtuoso Layout Editor, running design rule and layout vs schematic checks in Diva, and simulating the design in Spectre. It also discusses libraries, models, and tutorials used.

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    Cadence

    Front to Back End


    Adil Sarwar

    March 2004

    1 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL


    Presentation Overview

    • Tool Setup
    • Virtuoso Schematic Editor (Composer) for design entry
    • Analog Design Environment (Analog Artist) for netlisting and
    simulation.
    • Virtuoso LE for layout
    • Diva for physical Verification
    • Mixed-signal simulations / AMS Designer

    2 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Tool Setup

    • Source new cshrc file , IC 5.0 installed


    • Icfb –W -> to check the version of tool
    • cds.lib -> file in directory from where you want to run the tool
    • .cdsinit and .env files for initialization and bindkeys
    • icms , layoutPlus and icfb

    3 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Cadence Flow Diagram

    Affirma Spectre Parasitic re-simulation


    Analog Simulator
    Virtuoso Schematic Editor
    back annotation
    schematics

    Virtuoso Custom Diva


    Virtuoso XL DRC LVS LPE
    Router

    Virtuoso Layout Editor

    Physical Design Physical Verification

    PCell Libraries and Rules files,


    technology files technology files
    GDSII

    4 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    CIW Window

    5 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Library Manager

    6 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Creating Directories and cds.lib file

    7 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Creating Schematic Cell

    8 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Inverter Schematic

    9 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    CDF Parameters

    10 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Adding Pins and Wire names

    11 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Virtuoso – Cell Creation and LSW

    12 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Virtuoso layout

    13 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Inverter Layout

    14 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Giving Terminal Names

    15 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Diva DRC

    16 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    DRC Results in CIW Window

    17 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    LVS Setup

    18 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    LVS Results

    19 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Model and Libraries

    • Models from NCSU Kit or From Mosis site


    • analogLib library was used for voltage sources and gnd
    • basic library was used for pins
    • dfII database and environment was used

    20 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL
    Tutorials and Useful sites

    • Tutorials available in Cadence Setup


    - Go to install directory, the tutorials should be here
    - <install_dir>/tools/dfII/samples/tutorials
    - cp –r cell_design ~/
    - http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~elec522/w9/virtuoso_layout/
    • http://www.ee.princeton.edu/~cadence/usr/
    • NCSU site for tarred kit

    21 CADENCE CONFIDENTIAL

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