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VeSys 2.0 installation error
Some of my customers have experienced problems installing VeSys 2010_2a. When the installation is almost complete and VeSys manager is started the installation bombs out with the following message:...
View ArticleHow to use variables in Calibre DRC Check Map statement
Hi all, I am very new to Calibre DRC deck creation.For experimentation purposes, I wish to write the statement like this : DRC Check Map myrule GDSII "Smylayer" "$mydtype" "$outputfile" APPEND...
View ArticleLoading a DxDesigner color scheme file
The attached script loads a DxDesigner color scheme (dxc) file and sets the object colors accordingly. The dxc file is an xml file with the format described in this tech note:...
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Virtuoso Video Diary: Noise Simulation in Spectre RF Using Improved...
Did you check out the new Pnoise and Hbnoise Choosing Analyses forms in the MMSIM 15.1 and IC6.1.7 /ICADV12.2 releases? These forms have been significantly improved and simplified. The Direct Plot Form...
View ArticleToshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation and Interconnect Workbench
I recently talked with Mr Takizawa of TDSC about their use of Cadence's Interconnect Workbench (IWB). You may not recognize those initials. Toshiba split itself into three companies last year and one...
View ArticleSunday Brunch Video for 19th May 2019
https://youtu.be/cTEPUNpqcRg Made at Samsung HQ (camera Sean) Monday: Bob Smith on ESD Alliance, ES Design West...with WineTuesday: After Meltdown and Spectre Wednesday: Vision Q7 DSP: Real-Time Vision...
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All You Need to Know about Application Engineering in EDA
"How many tape-outs have you done?"asked the design manager of a semiconductor company. My colleague and I were on a call with him to walk him through an implementation training agenda. He further...
View Article(P)SpiceItUp: PSpice A/D Modeling Applications
What if you need a model with specific parameters, generated for your schematic on the fly? What if you need a model that is created by adding few parameters from a data sheet? What if you want to see...
View ArticleIC Packagers: A Final Set of Reasons to Move to 17.4 HotFix 013
I could doubtless extend this series all year long, covering the important updates, improvements, and completely new functionality that is continually being added to the Allegro® Package Designer...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: Knowledge Booster - 5G mmWave Handset System Design
In this blog we would like to let you know – amongst other things - how to implement a transceiver RFIC module of a 5G mmWave mobile handset working at 28GHz.(read more)
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