Forum Post: RE: plotting Smith charts
I do not know. I am just a simple user, but I would look for it in ViVA's skill reference first, or wherever the marker syntax is described.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Intercepting "*Error* hiCloseWindow: Invalid window"
Thank you very much Andrew Best regards, Aldo
View ArticleForum Post: PSS sweep in ADE-XL
I had an ADE-L state, what I would like to move into ADE-XL to do corner simulations. My problem is that the PSS's sweep can not be set in ADE-XL. My PSS has some tstab, and I would like to avoid...
View ArticleForum Post: hiGetAbsWindowScreenBBox() and view()
Hello, I would like to open a file, through view(), always in the same position. I am using hiGetAbsWindowScreenBBox() to get the boxSpec value for view(), but I have a 30pt-shift in y direction...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: How to get the location of Assembly Line
procedure(report_line() let((line_id start_end) (axlSetFindFilter ?enabled list("noall" "lines" ) ?onButtons list("noall" "lines")) (line_id = car((axlGetSelSet (axlSingleSelectPoint)))) when(line_id...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: hiGetAbsWindowScreenBBox() and view()
Hi Aldo, Have you tried including a non-nil value to the optional argument to the hiGetAbsWindowScreenBBox function: hiGetAbsWindowScreenBBox( w_windowId [g_includeWMOffsets] ) This doesn't fully...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: PSS sweep in ADE-XL
Dear ZoltanT, [quote userid="389809" url="~/cadence_technology_forums/f/custom-ic-design/43921/pss-sweep-in-ade-xl"]Is there any way to use this PSS sweep or I have to sweep the parameter...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: PSS sweep in ADE-XL
I have to sweep a parameter for every corner (for example: tuning voltage of an oscillator). If the sweep is done inside the PSS analysis (=Set up in the Choosing Analyses form), the initial transient...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: hiGetAbsWindowScreenBBox() and view()
Hi Lawrence, I have tried now, but, as you says, there is an offset also in this case. I could get the real y-offset value (30 in my case) as cadddr(hiGetWMOffsets()), but I do not know if this is a...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: PSS sweep in ADE-XL
Dear ZoltanT, Thank you for your explanation - I now understand exactly what you want to accomplish! [quote userid="389809"...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Importing from other tools
IMHO, Expedition is a black hole for designs. Work goes in, can't translate it to anything else. PADS would be the biggest compromise. If you pay by the hour, service bureaus have to charge by the time...
View ArticleForum Post: Importing HSPICE .sp file and .lib libraries into Cadence Virtuoso
Hi, I am developing library file for the transistor model and .sp file to run the file and would like to import this into Virtuoso so that I can work on circuit level. Please help me importing SPICE...
View ArticleForum Post: VCO design problem
Hi all, I am having a strange problem in designing my VCO. The problem is: When I use this kind of biasing and sweep my ideal capacitor to change the frequency, freq varies but VCO output swing changes...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Graphics woes while working remotely from home
Just posting to say that the hassles I was experiencing have not occurred at all since using the noblink option. As always, I really appreciate your help!
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Is it possible to pour a plane in Virtuoso?
Thanks Alex. Sigh, I wish it was available in the normal Virtuoso...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Importing from other tools
No way I would waste my time with a layout house that did not have Cadence. It makes no sense. Plus how many resources can you find on the Cadence or EMA-EDA links to help you find a design engineering...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: VCO design problem
Dear asrf, [quote userid="463108" url="~/cadence_technology_forums/f/custom-ic-design/43924/vco-design-problem"][/quote] hen I use this kind of biasing and sweep my ideal capacitor to change the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: VCO design problem
Thank you for explanation but I am confused. The voltage swing depends on your current and also the Rp of tank which is equal to Rp of inductor. I have defined a fixed Rp for my inductor so at...
View ArticleForum Post: Place pcell with default values
In the virtuoso layout view, place a pcell and change any param(eg "w") value. Now place the same pcell again, the param("w") will have changed param value, not the default value. In the skill script I...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: VCO design problem
Dear asrf, [quote userid="463108" url="~/cadence_technology_forums/f/custom-ic-design/43924/vco-design-problem/1366801"]Thank you for explanation but I am confused.[/quote] Unfortunately, VCO circuits...
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