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How to get Nyquist plot with VIVA ?
Sep 14th, 2019, 6:39pm
 
Using Spectre and VIVA. I need Nyquist plot with real and Imaginary axis to analyze stability. Thanks !
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Re: How to get Nyquist plot with VIVA ?
Reply #1 - Sep 17th, 2019, 4:06am
 
You can do this by running a stability analysis (stb) in Spectre, and then using the Results Browser go to the "stb" results and picking that the graph type will be either "Polar" or "RealvsImag" rather than "Default" (which is "Rectangular") and then double clicking on the "loopGain" signal within the stb results.

It's probably polar that you want rather than real vs imaginary because that then shows both the unit circle and also the angles - so it's easier to assess the stability that way.

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Reply #2 - Sep 17th, 2019, 6:52am
 
Andrew Beckett wrote on Sep 17th, 2019, 4:06am:
You can do this by running a stability analysis (stb) in Spectre, and then using the Results Browser go to the "stb" results and picking that the graph type will be either "Polar" or "RealvsImag" rather than "Default" (which is "Rectangular") and then double clicking on the "loopGain" signal within the stb results.

It's probably polar that you want rather than real vs imaginary because that then shows both the unit circle and also the angles - so it's easier to assess the stability that way.

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Thanks Andrew !
It's strange that I could not find the RealvsImag in the Result Browser, only the Polar is available.
The case I have is strange, the phase margin is >60deg, Gain margin > 15dB and yet I have more than 3 rings in the transient. I don't think it is due to large signal instability i.e. it tripped some comparator. I notice that the Q factor due to the complex pole can be a factor, i.e. the higher the gain-peaking, the worse the ringing it will be. Maybe there's another better way to assess the stability due to the gain-peaking that can be recommended ?
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Re: How to get Nyquist plot with VIVA ?
Reply #3 - Sep 22nd, 2019, 6:00am
 
Which IC version are you using? (the precise number that's in Help->About in any Virtuoso window will help).

Hard to know what your stability issue is without more details.

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Reply #4 - Sep 22nd, 2019, 5:34pm
 
Andrew Beckett wrote on Sep 22nd, 2019, 6:00am:
Which IC version are you using? (the precise number that's in Help->About in any Virtuoso window will help).

Hard to know what your stability issue is without more details.

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Virtuoso 6.1.7-64b
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Reply #5 - Oct 4th, 2019, 7:32am
 
That's only the first part of the version number - I asked for the entire version number (which is shown on the Help->About form)

If it makes it easier, type in the CIW: getVersion(t)
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Reply #6 - Oct 4th, 2019, 7:38am
 
Actually, I just checked in the base release (IC6.1.7-64b.78) and RealVsImag is there - so I'd be surprised if it went missing in a later sub-version.

Here's what it looks like for me in the results browser...

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