Things You Didn't Know About Virtuoso: It's Video Time!

1 Apr 2010 • 1 minute read

Just a quick post to let you know that there have recently been a whole truckload of videos added to the Cadence Online Support Video Library. (Some shameless self-promotion here--I created many of them...). Simply go to https://support.cadence.com/ (registration required) and choose Resources->Video Library. You may want to set up your product preferences to only view those product areas you're interested in. And be sure to sign up for email notifications for your favorite products so you can get all the latest solutions and updates sent to you right away.

Many thanks to our Tech Pubs and CS folks for getting these posted for all to see.

There are videos on how to use many of the features in ADE XL (Analog Design Environment), VSE L and XL (Virtuoso Schematic Editor). Here is just a sampling. There are many more. Also check out Samir's excellent new video on how to get started using OCEAN.

VSE: Design Data Access

Bookmarks, tabs, recently-opened files list, Go toolbar, double-click hierarchy navigation, Library Manager customization, thumbnails

ADE XL: Setting Specifications & Running Simulations

Specification types, Run toolbar, viewing specs in Results panel, output formatting (digits, units, notation--IC 614), using the Evaluate button

ADE XL: Setting Up & Simulating Corners

Creating temp. & voltage corners, creating and using model groups, running corners & sweeps, working with simulation history results, viewing corners results, plotting waveforms from individual corners

ADE XL: Spec Comparison

Comparing 2 corners runs after a change in the circuit, comparing results from 2 swept parameter values across corners

ADE XL: Incremental Resimulation

Add a value to a parameter sweep without rerunning original values, rerun only failed corners

ADE XL: Monte Carlo Analysis

Monte Carlo options, specify DUT, Yield view, histograms, scatter plots, Detail view, print stat. params., create stat. corner

So grab some popcorn, put your feet up, relax and enjoy the show!

--Stacy