OrCAD Trial Versus OrCAD Lite: Try Full Power or Carry on with the Limits?
Sarah is a sophomore at a reputed university pursuing her undergrad in engineering. She knows OrCAD® Capture and PSpice are part of ECE-240. But when she wants to download the software, she has an...
View ArticleMetal routing not getting extracted
Hi! Some of the metal routings are not getting extracted during QRC extraction. I have a screenshot of av_extracted view to explain my problem. As can be seen in the image, some part of metal is not...
View ArticleRE: Metal routing not getting extracted
Hi Praveen, Can you share your QRC command-file as well? The Metal1 shapes that are extracted and not extracetd - are they at the same level of hierarchy in the layout? I noticed you are looking at...
View ArticleRE: Metal routing not getting extracted
This is the command file (also added in answer). The shapes that are getting and not getting extracted are in the same heirarchy. I am sorry, but I did not understand the last point. In the extracted...
View Article[URI] RelXpert support for HISIM_HV model cards.
Hello All, I am implementating an aging model using the URI for a transistor techonology using a HISIM_HV model card. The implementation works fine when I run the simulation using the Spectre Native...
View ArticleRE: Metal routing not getting extracted
Hi Praveen, Okay I just noticed that you are already displaying all used layers, and everything in extracted view is in pin layer. Even if you don't see the shape divided into rectangles, its...
View ArticleA New Era Needs a New Architecture: The Tensilica Vision Q6 DSP
There is a trend for increasing sophistication in vision and in artificial intelligence (AI). There are many drivers of this, but two of the most important are the advanced capabilities of high-end...
View ArticleWhiteboard Wednesdays - New Tensilica Vision Q6 DSP for Vision and AI Processing
In this week’s Whiteboard Wednesdays video, Pulin Desai, discusses the features and benefits of the fifth-generation Tensilica Vision Q6 DSP used for vision and AI processing. www.youtube.com/watch
View ArticleCan't generate netlist in orcad capture CIS
Hi everyone I'm looking for a format/standard/help document that how to form a netlist fie can be imported to orcad pcb editor for a developing program I wanted to get a sample from my circuit, but...
View ArticleRE: searching a list of sublists for matching expression
great examples both - thank you! rexMatchList was handy. I only have one level of hierarchy, but the recursive search example is much appreciated.
View ArticleaddStripe command for multiple power domains
Hello, I have multiple (6) power domains in my design. I am placing stripes using the addStripe command but every time I am ending up with a design in which the rails are extending outside the selected...
View ArticleRE: Can't generate netlist in orcad capture CIS
You need to make sure you are at the top of the project folder. If you are on a schematic page view you can not generate the schematic... Can you post a screen shot of the trouble?
View ArticleImage Rejection of IQ mixer
What is the easiest way to simulate image rejection of an I/Q downconversion mixer - if possible with pss/pac? Suppose the mixer is a black box with a PORT at the LO input (which generates 0 and 90...
View ArticleRE: via connection quandary
Hi John, Here is a picture, verify you have enough clearance between your shape and vias ! Regards Paul.
View ArticleRE: Metal routing not getting extracted
Hey! I used the fracture length of 5 squares to show the difference between extracted and non-extracted part. Initially, I was using infinite microns fracture length but then I wouldn't be able to show...
View ArticleRE: Verilog A ADC design
Thanks, Sir. That solved the problem. Can you say how did you create the 10-bit bus for the 10-bit output? I am facing some difficulty in doing that.
View ArticleRE: Metal routing not getting extracted
Hi Praveen, It will be difficult to debug this issue further without looking at the data, so I suggest you contact customer support. Regards, Saloni
View ArticleMake synchronous copy(not clone) from cadence SKILL
I have a code which auto stacks Source/Drain of the FET transistors. Lets say i have made this procedure named "STAK". Lets suppose i run this procedure STAK to run over a FET having 5 Sources and 5...
View ArticleError detected in psf library while writing to file `tran.tran'.
Hi, I am using virtuoso to simulate my 30k gates design and in the process i am saving all the signals along with power signals. After 2.5ms (2.27 %) of the simulation, i am getting a fatal error "...
View ArticleRE: Error detected in psf library while writing to file `tran.tran'.
Hi, This error typically indicates insufficient diskspace but you mentioned that this shouldn't be an issue. Can you share your simulation log (spectre.out)? Regards, Saloni
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