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Message started by neetirajgor on Sep 26^th, 2011, 10:18pm

Title: Analog Verification
Post by neetirajgor on Sep 26^th, 2011, 10:18pm

HI
I am M.tech student.
My dissertation topic is "analog verification".
I would like know about which are the Cadence tool available for analog verification because I m right now going through feasibility phase.

Title: Re: Analog Verification
Post by ywguo on Oct 6^th, 2011, 6:56pm

I assume you do analog function verification with verilog-AMS. If you choose cadence tool, you need ncvlog/ncelab/ncsim and spectre simulator. ncvlog/ncelab/ncsim are integrated in IUS stream, which is combined in INCISIVE stream since INCISIVE 9.x. You need IC stream (ic 5.x or ic 6.x) or MMSIM for spectre simulator.

Title: Re: Analog Verification
Post by boe on Oct 7^th, 2011, 1:42am

Neetirajgor,
Simulators are Spectre or - for large designs - APS and UltraSim Fast SPICE. They all support analog modeling using Verilog-A. If you need digital as well, you should go for Verilog-AMS (or perhaps VHDL-AMS) using the simulators ywguo mentioned.
If you are interested in Methodology/Design Flow, e.g. use of digital design methodology for analog blocks, you should check the digital tools. There used to be attempts to extend them to mixed-signal designs - don't know about their status though.
- B O E

Title: Re: Analog Verification
Post by loose-electron on Oct 27^th, 2011, 4:58pm

give this a read:

http://www.edn.com/article/459775-Efficient_simulation_and_validation_for_mixed_signal_SOCs.php

Title: Re: Analog Verification
Post by MehaboobAli on Aug 9^th, 2012, 12:28am

Hi

Can I get any reference to NCSim.
Is NClaunch and NCSim same.

Regards
Ali