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Message started by wave on Aug 6th, 2008, 3:51pm

Title: spice netlist (import) simulated from Cadence GUI?
Post by wave on Aug 6th, 2008, 3:51pm
Hello -
I'm working on a project we're trying to migrate all netlists into a cadence schematic, and use the favorite old GUI such as the Analog Design Environment (ADE).

In the mean time, I have IP blocks with spice netlists only.

Question:  inside a Cadence schematic, can I instantiate a symbol that references such a netlist, and run spectre (spice format)?
If so, exactly, how do I do this?

thanks!
the Wave 8-)

Title: Re: spice netlist (import) simulated from Cadence GUI?
Post by bernd on Aug 7th, 2008, 1:45am
There was a similar post a few days ago maybe this helps.
http://www.designers-guide.org/Forum/YaBB.pl?num=1191334088
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Title: Re: spice netlist (import) simulated from Cadence GUI?
Post by bernd on Aug 7th, 2008, 1:45am
There was a similar post a few days ago maybe this helps.
http://www.designers-guide.org/Forum/YaBB.pl?num=1191334088
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Title: Re: spice netlist (import) simulated from Cadence GUI?
Post by wave on Aug 7th, 2008, 3:59pm
Hi Bernd - thanks.  

I got the scasubckt symbol to work.  Seems fine.

Now, the office discussion is, why is that necessary?  Can we use a normal symbol and create a netlist view, that contains the same file.sp

cheers
Wave
8-)

Title: Re: spice netlist (import) simulated from Cadence GUI?
Post by bernd on Aug 8th, 2008, 2:15am
No it is not necessay, but it's probably the easiest way to do it.

You can use your own symbol as well, but you need in addition.

  • A stop view for the simulator e.g. spectre,
    symbol view could be copied over to 'spectre' for that.
  • The cell CDF has to be created or modified.
  • A model file where you have you IP spice description an which is
    included in the simulators model path.

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