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Evolution of DisplayPort
In 2006, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) designed a new display interface to compete with HDMI: the DisplayPort. Since then DisplayPort has become more and more popular in the...
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RE: QRC: how to avoid empty .SUBCKT (re-)definitions in the extracted netlist?
Hi Jorge, I don't understand how you are running the flow.. What output format are you generating from QRC - spice or extracted view? If it's extracted view, then 'supress_empty_subckt' isn't a...
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RE: QRC: how to avoid empty .SUBCKT (re-)definitions in the extracted netlist?
I am following the article " How to output both an av_extracted view and SPICE netlist in a single Quantus QRC run? ". I am trying to debug extracted-view-generation issues in our 16nm flow, so, in...
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RE: QRC: how to avoid empty .SUBCKT (re-)definitions in the extracted netlist?
Okay, apparently, you've bumped into a situation where spice output format and extview.tmp cannot be made equivalent, so you'll have to comment the subckt's if you wish to use extview.tmp. Also, I'd...
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RE: QRC: how to avoid empty .SUBCKT (re-)definitions in the extracted netlist?
OK Saloni, thanks anyway!
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Google's Titan: How They Stop You Slipping a Bogus Server into Their Datacenter
At the recent HOT CHIPS conference, Scott Johnson of Google talked about some challenges that Google has. There have been stories about hackers infiltrating malware into the supply chain. Given the...
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Adding a Patch Just in Time! — Or Can You Really Allow Yourself to Waste So...
One animation video - Patch Like The Wind - is worth a thousand words :) If you don’t use Specman or don’t use Specman correctly, you spend most of your time waiting for compilation to finish. One of...
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Virtuoso: 新序曲—设计意图工具（Design Intent）工具简介
新版的Virtuoso平台（*ICADVM18.1）提供了突破性的分析功能和创新的仿真驱动布局，实现了更强大，更高效的设计，支持最先进的工艺技术。基于该解决方案，我们能够通过最先进的方法来显著提高生产力，并且提供业内最全面的解决方案，能实现芯片，封装，模块和电路板间相互操作的流程。 *该功能也能用于IC6.1.8的成熟工艺节点。...
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RE: How to export logic from PCB editor?
Thanks for the reply! But somehow I can't find the option to export telesis in Orcad PCB 17.2
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RE: How to export logic from PCB editor?
and what I really need is to extract logic from existing .brd or netlist files "pstchip.dat","pstxprt.dat" and "pstxnet.dat". Board file shows chips but can I see a view of gate level?
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RE: How to export logic from PCB editor?
You need Export>More>Netlist w/Properties using the OrCAD menus. That will get you a "third-party" netlist, that will be a list of Packages and Connections, Device Files will be required to reuse...
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Allegro SKILL: Get selected item on canvas dbid
Hi In Allegro I want to get selected item that user select before running script and then get its xy position. I don't want to use axlSelect cause it need user to select part again. I see in this...
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Assembler Run Plan: enforcing runs to sequence correctly
Hi, I am using Virtuoso IC6.1.7-64b.500.13 and have my testbenches and tests in Maestro views. I have a two run run plan: Run.0: a calibration routine: Test = "calibrate_delay" Output of interest:...
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RE: Assembler Run Plan: enforcing runs to sequence correctly
++ A few further comments, I wrote this post based on my efforts yesterday where it was running the plan, but not picking up the correct value. Today: I re-created my run plan (Run.0 and Run.1) and...
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Pass object properties from one object to another
I have a lot of differential pairs and cascode (mos) devices in my schematic. Those pair of devices (should) always have the same parameters. It bothers me that when I want to change one parameter that...
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How to not plot/suppress the AC response plot when performing an AC simulation?
I'm using ADE L. I have my plot windows organized to my preferences to see the simulation results. I put the "Plot after simulation" option to Refresh so that the window sizes and so on don't get...
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RE: Route single connection
This won't work. leHiP2P() is a blocking function and so the subsequent code won't get executed until it completes. Even if it did, the specific calls to coordinates won't get passed to the enter...
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RE: Allegro SKILL: Get selected item on canvas dbid
The best to do (i think) is to set a trigger for selection events. See in the SKILL api: axlTriggerSet(nil nil) Triggers supported: (open save close exit menu xprobe select ) So you need to set a...
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Breakfast Buffet for August
https://youtu.be/elQgyXvkcjU The three highlighted posts for August were: Two posts on Shockley Labs: The Birthplace of Silicon Valley: 391 South San Antonio Road The Brief but Spectacular History of...
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RE: Allegro SKILL: Get selected item on canvas dbid
WoW. Thanks Bruekers. I never thought that there be a way to overcome this. I will try that and share the result. God bless you
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