User preference editor was not found in CADENCE?
Suddenly the user preference editor option at setup parameter option is been not opened . The message is "No preferences files found." Any help please.. It urgent.
View ArticleHow to measure routed Clines of a net
Hi,I have some termination resistors on some nets - Address nets of DDR memory - I want to measure total Cline between FPGA ball and DDR ball. If I use Display->Element (F4) with Clines in Find...
View ArticleSingle layer capacitors and die cavities
I am working on a design with single layer capacitors, bare die and cavities for the die. In the past we handled the die and cavity as an regular component. This is pretty simple and works well. The...
View ArticleCan SKILL++ symbols be unbound?
In SKILL mode, you can unbind a symbol's value slot by assigning the special symbol unbound to it:> f = 3 3> boundp 'f t> f = 'unbound unbound> f *Error* toplevel: undefined variable -...
View ArticleGate level simulation with netlist and other RTL files
Hi,In my top level environment there are several modules are instantiated and one of the module is replaced by netlist.i am facing *F,INTERR: INTERNAL EXCEPTION.Netlist should be top file or it can be...
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DRC error
Hello,I run DRC check on 1 of my design and getting an error"ERROR: [DRC0004] Possible pin type conflict U4,VCC Power Connected to OutputSCHEMATIC1, P02 BUFFER CONTROLLER (11.80, 2.20)"And here how...
View ArticleHow to set the DRC parametres in Constraint Manager?
I had set the spacing width and all other parameters with the data as provided. Then in layout, Pin to pin spacing, Pin to through hole component spacing,track to tracking,track to via, via to track,...
View Articlehow to use user defined digital pattern as an input
im using candene virtuoso.Is it possible to define my own input pattern (e.g 101100011) instead of using "vsource" as an input to inverter.. i need to estimate power for different input patterns of...
View Articlenil IS a list...
ddGetObjChildren( b_objId ) => l_children | nil When you say l_children, isn't it already implied that the list could be empty? After all, if the object has no children, then you get nil, which is...
View ArticlePassing Result Waveforms from ADE XL pre-run script
I see that the ADE XL pre-run example scripts use this function:ocnxlAddOrUpdateOutput()The documentation states that it only passes scalar values. How would I pass a waveform from a pre-run script...
View Article2 different waves for same sim same node
Hi, I ran a simulation and I have my results stored in a directory - MySim/psf Now I do the following in icfb:openResults("/home/..(some path)../MySim/psf")selectResults('tran)plot( Va ?expr...
View ArticleQuestion on Schematic Porting from X-Foundry PDK to Y-Foundry PDK
Hi,I am trying to make a schematic conversion from X-Foundry PDK to Y-Foundry PDK.I found the skill codes "abConvertComponentParams" by Andrew very helpful.However, I have two questions below that...
View ArticleCell View" window display at the bottom">virtuoso "New->Cell View" window display at the bottom
Greetings all,I'm running Virtuoso IC6.1.5.500.17.I've face a problem that when i click "File --> New --> Cell View..." at Library Manager, the "New File" window always display at the bottom, I...
View ArticleAssura LVS error in cadence 6
Dear Team, I am trying to do LVS for UMC65nm but it is terminating with the error. Please find attached LOG and screenshot of configuration.Let me know where is error and how can i solve it....
View ArticleCline to Anti-Pad distance DRC
Hi experts,Is there a way to look for clines where the gap/distance between the edge of the cline to edge of the anti-pad is less than the width of the cline? (see attached pic)Then if found, place a...
View ArticleHave problem in ADE XL in simulating corner
hi,AndrewHope you have a good day.My cadence version is IC615-64b.when I simulated corner with ADE XL ,some of them successed,but most of them failed.I totally have 135 corner. I choose signle run.I...
View ArticleChange host id in license file for cadence 16.5
Hello! I want to install cadence 16.5 software to a different pc and since i have purchased only one license, i have to transfer the license server to the new machine.How can i do it? From what i...
View ArticleConverting .max file to .brd file
Hi everyone, i just converted my .max fles (10.5 version) to .brd files to work on the 16.5 version. After i converted my MAX file to BRD file thru orcad layout translator in 16.5 suite,...
View ArticleOverriding drmsCommand in skill
Hi everyone,I'm hoping this proves to be a rather easy question, so here goes.We have started using a distributed setup on a Univa Grid setup, and had had problems with people not telling the grid how...
View ArticleIs it true autorouter cannot handle 45 degree angles?
First of all, I am very very new to Cadence. I've done some board design and layout in KiCad before for a mixed-signal project. My colleagues are telling me the default autorouter in Cadence can't...
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