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When AI Becomes Part of Your Analog Design Workflow

If you design analog or mixed-signal circuits, each silicon generation asks you to…

Corporate
• 6 min read
Virtuoso AI Studio , featured , agentic ai , IP Catalog , analog design

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR8 Now Available

Virtuoso Studio IC25.1 ISR8 production release is now available for download.

Virtuoso Release Team
• 5 min read
IC25.1 , featured , Cadence blogs , Virtuoso Studio , IC Release Announcement blog

Analog Design Migration Made Easy With Migration Cockpit

Analog IP remains one of the most valuable and difficult-to-scale assets in semiconductor…

Vinod Khera
• 5 min read
featured , analog IP , Automated test bench migration , parasitic aware optimization , Front to back Analog Migration
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Virtuoso Video Diary: Knowledge Booster Training Bytes - Part 5

Continuing our momentum with the Knowledge Booster blogs in the year 2021 , this…

• 5 min read
blended , Spectre DC , Spectre Pro , training , digital badges , training bytes , Virtuoso , Cadence certified , Virtuoso Video Diary , Cadence Education Services , Custom IC Design , online training

Virtuoso ICADVM20.1 ISR16 and IC6.1.8 ISR16 Now Available

The ICADVM20.1 ISR16 and IC6.1.8 ISR16 production releases are now available for…

• 3 min read
Cadence blogs , ADE Explorer , cadence , Virtuoso RF Solution , IC Release Announcement blog , Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , ICADVM20.1 , IC Release Blog , Clarity 3D Solver , Custom IC Design , Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL , Virtuoso Layout Suite , Custom IC , ADE Verifier , IC6.1.8 , ADE Assembler

Spectre Tech Tips: Using Spectre X for RF Analyses

In the Spectre 20.1 base release at the end of September 2020, we released Spectre…

• 3 min read
+xdp , +preset , Spectre X-RF , spectre x , Spectre X distributed simulation , Spectre X Simulator

Virtuosity: In the Line of Veri-Fire – Looking Back and beyond!

Have you missed out on any of the In the Line of Veri-Fire blogs? Here's your chance…

• 6 min read
verifier , Analog Design Environment , Cadence blogs , custom/analog , Analog Simulation , verification plan , analog , ADE , Mixed-Signal , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , Virtuosity , cadenceblogs , implementations , analog design , Custom IC Design , requirements , Custom IC , ADE Verifier , IC6.1.8 , Assembler , ADE Assembler , verification

Start Your Engines: Mixed-Signal Modeling Best Practices for Converting a Real Number…

In my previous post, I explained the three methods to convert an electrical signal…

• 8 min read
R2E conversion , real number modeling , mixed signal design , AMS Designer , Start Your Engines , real to electrical

Virtuosity: Moving Along the Least-Resistive Path in Voltus-Fi

Do you want to know how discovering the path of least resistance for the devices…

• 4 min read
Voltus-Fi , electromigration , EMIR Analysis , power grid , Voltus-Fi-XL , Virtuoso , voltage drop , ICADVM20.1 , LRP , Custom IC Design , Custom IC , IC6.1.8

Spectre Tech Tips: Increasing Performance and Capacity Using Spectre X Distributed…

The Spectre X distributed simulation is an extension to the multithreaded simulation…

• 5 min read
multithreaded simulation , ppn , Multi-Core , XDP , spectre x , Spectre X distributed simulation , multithreaded

Virtuoso Meets Maxwell: Layered Electromagnetic Modeling For Sufficient Accuracy

Fast growing markets like 5G, automotive, and IoT are driving the development of…

• 6 min read
Virtuoso Layout EXL , Virtuoso Meets Maxwell , Virtuoso System Design Environment , Virtuoso RF Solution , Electromagnetic analysis , EMX , Quantus Extraction Solution , RF design , ICADVM20.1 , Custom IC Design , VMM

Virtuoso Meets Maxwell: Defining Standard Library Components

The Allegro Package Designer product line offers everything needed to take an IC…

• 6 min read
Libimport , Unified Library , JEDEC , Virtuoso Layout EXL , Virtuoso Meets Maxwell , Virtuoso RF Solution , Virtuoso RF , Virtuoso MultiTech , Package Design in Virtuoso , Allegro Package Designer Plus , BGA , Allegro Package Designer , die , Virtuoso , ICADVM20.1 , Cadence SiP Layout , Custom IC Design , Custom IC , Allegro , VMM

Virtuosity: Conserve Power—Verifying a Design Using Conformal Low Power

If you have been following the Conserve Power blog series, you will probably have…

• 5 min read
Virtuoso Schematic Editor , virtuoso power manager , clp , Conformal Low Power , VPM , Supply States , 1801 , setup , Virtuoso , Virtuosity , ICADVM20.1 , UPF , IEEE , mixed-signal design , Liberty , Custom IC Design , power domains

Virtuoso Video Diary: Why Split Symbols?

A blog that tells you about why splitting up blocks has now become a useful feature…

• 2 min read
split symbols , Virtuoso Schematic Editor , custom/analog , splits , Virtuoso , ICADVM20.1 , create split symbols , create splits , Custom IC

Virtuosity: Our Design Thinking Approach to Enhance User Interfaces across Cadence…

Read our story about how teams across Cadence, diligently work towards enhancing…

• 4 min read
virtuoso power manager , EMIR Analysis , cadence , reliability options , usability , reliability analysis , Custom IC

Virtuoso Video Diary: Knowledge Booster Training Bytes – Part 4

We live in a complex world where it is essential to use and combine tools and platforms…

• 5 min read
blended , Spectre RF , training , digital badges , training bytes , Virtuoso , Cadence certified , Virtuoso Video Diary , Cadence Education Services , Custom IC Design , online training

Virtuoso ICADVM20.1 ISR15 and IC6.1.8 ISR15 Now Available

The IC6.1.8 ISR15 and ICADVM20.1 ISR15 production releases are now available for…

• 2 min read
Analog Design Environment , Cadence blogs , ADE Explorer , cadence , Virtuoso RF Solution , IC Release Announcement blog , Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL , Virtuoso , ICADVM20.1 , IC Release Blog , Custom IC Design , Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL , Custom IC , IC6.1.8 , ADE Assembler , Virtuoso Layout Suite XL

Virtuoso Meets Maxwell: Enabling System Analysis And Implementation Through Libr…

Welcome to a post on how to create component and padstack libraries for use in the…

• 4 min read
Technology Independent Layout Pcell , Unified Library , Virtuoso Layout EXL , Virtuoso Meets Maxwell , Virtuoso System Design Environment , Virtuoso RF Solution , Virtuoso RF , Virtuoso MultiTech , Electromagnetic analysis , librarian , SiP Layout Option , ICADVM20.1 , Cadence SiP Layout , TILP , Custom IC Design , VMM

Virtuosity: Conserve Power—Importing and Exporting Power Intent

In this blog, I will focus on the key enablers, which are required before the power…

• 6 min read
Virtuoso Schematic Editor , virtuoso power manager , Conformal Low Power , VPM , Supply States , 1801 , setup , Virtuoso , Virtuosity , ICADVM20.1 , UPF , IEEE , mixed-signal design , Liberty , Custom IC Design , power domains

Start Your Engines: Mixed-Signal Modeling Methods for Converting an Electrical Signal…

This blog explains how to convert an electrical signal to a real number in your design…

• 5 min read
real number modeling , electrical to real conversion , AMS-Designer , Start Your Engines , analog/mixed-signal , mixed signal , mixed-signal verification

Virtuosity: Decoding the Mechanics of What If in Voltus-Fi-XL

What if you could foresee potential changes in your design and analyze their impact…

• 4 min read
EMIR Analysis , debug , Voltus-Fi-XL , what-if analysis , Virtuoso , Virtuosity , ICADVM20.1 , Custom IC Design , IC6.1.8 , EMIR

Virtuosity: Conserve Power— Running In-Design Checks

Today’s blog focuses on in-design checks that offer an easy and convenient way to…

• 6 min read
In-Design Checks , Low Power , virtuoso power manager , Schematic XL , in-design , VPM , Schematic Editor , ICADVM20.1 , UPF , Power Manager , mixed signal , Liberty , Custom IC Design

Virtuosity: The Debut of the Virtuoso EMIR Analysis Flow for DSPF

Do you want accurate extraction data for your design, regardless of foundry process…

• 3 min read
Voltus-Fi , EMIR Analysis , ADE Explorer , Voltus-Fi-XL , MMSIM , DSPF , EMIR Extraction , Spectre , Quantus Extraction Solution , Virtuosity , ICADVM20.1 , analog design , signoff , Custom IC Design , Virtuoso Layout Suite , simulation , IC6.1.8 , ADE Assembler

Start Your Engines: The Blog-o-Meter Check - Lap 2

This blog summaries the latest five blogs published in the Start Your Engines series…

• 2 min read
SystemVerilog , mixed signal design , AMS Designer , Start Your Engines , Unified Netlister , Mixed-Signal , low-power design

Virtuosity: Conserve Power— Setting up Virtuoso Power Manager

This time I am back with a blog that briefly explains how to set up Virtuoso Power…

• 6 min read
Virtuoso Schematic Editor , virtuoso power manager , Conformal Low Power , VPM , Supply States , setup , Virtuoso , Virtuosity , ICADVM20.1 , mixed-signal design , Custom IC Design , power domains

Virtuosity: Design, Plan, and Analysis - The 3 Sides Of A Coin, Episode 1

Design, Plan, and Analysis - read why it is important to keep these 3 sides of a…

• 3 min read
Congestion Analysis , Layout Generation , Analog Design Environment , Cadence blogs , global route , Virtuoso Layout EXL , Advanced Node , Floorplanning , pin placement , Virtuosity , ICADVM20.1 , dpa , pin planning , Custom IC Design , Virtuoso Layout Suite , Design Planning and Analysis

Virtuosity: Conserve Power—A Preamble to Virtuoso Power Manager

Power consumption has always been an overriding concern in electronic design. Consumption…

• 4 min read
Virtuoso Schematic Editor , virtuoso power manager , clp , Virtuoso Schematic XL , Conformal Low Power , Mixed-Signal , VPM , Virtuoso , Virtuosity , ICADVM20.1 , Custom IC

Spectre Tech Tips: The Value of Spectre X in EMIR Analysis

EMIR analysis is one of the more challenging fields of circuit simulation. It requires…

• 5 min read
Spectre X EMIR , EMIR Analysis , MX mode , Direct Method , Spectre , Iterated Method , spectre x

Virtuoso Video Diary: Usability Enhancements in Digital Signals

Read through this blog to know more about the usability enhancements made to digital…

• 3 min read
Mnemonic Map , Cadence blogs , ICADVM18.1 , simvision , analog , Virtuoso Visualization and Analysis XL , Mixed-Signal , Virtuoso Analog Design Environment , Virtuoso , Virtuoso Video Diary , ICADVM20.1 , Configure Mnemonics , usability , Custom IC , IC6.1.8

Virtuoso Meets Maxwell: Full 3D Analysis of Traces and Bond Wires in an RF Modul…

When you are running the EM analysis for an RF module with a wirebonded IC, an important…

• 4 min read
EM Analysis , ICADVM18.1 , Virtuoso RF Solution , Electromagnetic analysis , ICADVM20.1 , Clarity 3D Solver , Custom IC Design , Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL , Custom IC , clarity

Start Your Engines: Two Critical Components of Low-Power Mixed-Signal Simulation…

The low-power format, CPF/UPF/IEEE1801, has been very popular in the digital simulation…

• 3 min read
AMS Designer , mixed-signal simulation , Mixed-Signal , low-power design , Connect Module , low power format
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