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Skill function to set "Statistical Variation" in Monte Carlo Sampling
Hi,Is there any skill function to set the Statistical Variation to "Process" or "Mismatch" in Monte Carlo Sampling in ADE-XL?I searched the ADE_XL skill but did not find any function for this. Thanks a...
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View ArticleError in Calc: expression evaluation failed
Dear sir,  when i calculate the delay of level shifter circuit it will show the following errorexpression evaluation failed : val is not legal I am using IC615 and MMSIM 111  and here i am now add my...
View ArticleADE-XL graphical outputs accessed from Skill
Hi,I would like to access the graphical results display functions that are available in ADE-XL from a skill/ocean script.For example, I would like to bring up the "spec summary" for a given history...
View ArticleVeriloga Montecarlo input from spectre
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View ArticleEncounter cannot find a valid clock net / Timing library is not loaded
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View ArticleAdding corners to ADE-XL setup
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Skill function to set "Statistical Variation" in Monte Carlo Sampling
Hi,Is there any skill function to set the Statistical Variation to "Process" or "Mismatch" in Monte Carlo Sampling in ADE-XL?I searched the ADE_XL skill but did not find any function for this. Thanks a...
View ArticleCadence 16.6 database corruption
Hi there,I received this message "Database has a non-recoverable corruption...." when it was trying to import netlist into Allegro. I checked my footprints and they were ok then re-ran netlists then it...
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