How to find out if you're edit-in_place in a group or in an instance
Hi..Which Skill command I can use to find out whether I am edit-in-place in a group (created from the leHiCreateGroup command) or edit-in-place in an instance? When I edit-in-place of an instance, the...
View ArticleExport data to CSV format
I'm trying to export I-V curves from the Spectre Simulator into CSV files. However, the save/save as menus only allow for saving the data in a figure-format file or as a PNG/TIFF/Image File. Is there a...
View ArticleShowing more Number of opPointLabelSet in CDF for DC Op point Annotation
Hi friends,I want to see more number of Transitor DC parameters (vgs,vdsat,gm,vth,gds,vds,id....etc) in Schematic editor using Results--> Annotation-->DC Operating Points.But CDF edit is only...
View Articlecreating list of celviews
Hi, I am trying to create multiple new layouts from a list unix file in to one library. In each cell Iam also trying to create a PR boundary with the coordinates that are present in the unix file....
View Articleproblem with "XStream Out" using skill command
Hello everyone, I try to set some of the setings from the "Geometry" tab of the X Stream Out form using skill commands, but they don't work!? For example I try to set this...
View ArticlePhase noise to phase jitter for square waves
Hi,I'm simulating a free running oscillator for jitter and I have the following question:I have to run a "PNOISE - sources" simulation in order to recieve phase noise, since I have to filter the phase...
View ArticleHow to parse the contents of a file?
Hi everyone, If for example i have some file say rules file with contents of file being : <ruleno.> <rule name> <value>. How to parse the contents of this file and store in...
View ArticlepCell skill for beginners
Hi,i'd like some advice for creating my first simple pCell from skill. I have no skill experience so i'm looking for a good place to start.My ultimate aim (for now) is to create a rectangular via array...
View ArticleTeam Design Option
Hello, I am new to the Allegro PCB Team Design Option (Partition Editor). I have been able to create, export and import partitions with no issues, however I have been unable to see the...
View ArticleAltos Liberate: Power - Troubleshooting
Hi guys,I'm using liberate to characterize standard cells which have a proprietary Transistor model, written in verilogA. Therefore I use spectre for simulation. First of all I wanna mention, that...
View ArticleN/A for all timing paths
Hi,I am running Encounter with ILM blocks.i have succesfully created the ILM and imported them to my top level.However, after placement step ends, and i run timeDesign, i am getting "N/A" for all...
View Articleaxlselect not getting cancelled using popup menu Cancel option
All, I am defining a popup to cancel axlselect in the interactive mode .. I need to twice select Cancel in the popup to exit the axlselect command.How to determine the axlselect command is exited –...
View ArticlePlacing from Capture To Editor
I have noticed that when placing a symbol in Editor from Capture, when the part is selected in Capture it is placed on my cursor in Editor, but zoomed in to the point I can't see where I'm going with...
View Articleregarding finfet
hai,i want to know whether finfet is possible in cadencewith regardsarun
View ArticleHow to change ocnPrint() column names?
When printing an expression with ocnPrint, the column name defaults to the expression, which in most cases is very long. Is there a way to set the column header?
View ArticleHow to Find if any routes have gone outside the die area
Hi All,Is there any db command to find if any routes have gone outside the Die Area.report/highlight those routes/nets. Regards
View ArticleFootprints
Hi, I’m beginner in PCB design actually in electronics. My question is about a capacitors and resistors. If I would like to alter the footprint of a capacitor in PCB layout from 8080 to 0603 (for...
View ArticleCapture 16.3 - Can't move any component in schematic
Hi,I created a schematic in Capture 16.3 and I can no longer move any part or net. Whenever I try to move anything, it shows "Object move not completed as this resulted in connectivity changes". Does...
View ArticlePSP analysis for calculating capacitance looking into the drain of the nfet_rf
Hello All,I am trying to calculate the value of the capacitance looking into the drain of the transistor using Y11 parameters( imaginary part). The problem I am getting is " I get a resonant peak" ....
View Articleupdate "cutSpacing" of a via
Hi guys,Long time lurker, first time poster. I first want to thank Andrew, Lawrence and other regulars for contributing to this forum. I have a simple problem that I can't seem to figure out and I am...
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