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Spectre "cannot find any info on instance" problem

onur

Hi,

I am using IC514 and MMSIM latest version. While i try to make a simple inverter to check the UMC 90nm desigkit. I couldn't able to finish simulation. When i try to netlist and run here returns a message

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Netlist Error: Cannot find any info on instance "NM0" in cell-view "onurLib" "inv" "schematic"
Netlist Error: Cannot find any info on instance "PM0" in cell-view "onurLib" "inv" "schematic"
End netlisting Nov 21 23:03:40 2008
ERROR (OSSHNL): Error(s) found during netlisting. The netlist may be corrupt
 or may not be produced at all.
To generate correct netlist, fix the errors and re-netlist.
     ...unsuccessful.

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And here is the generated netlist

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// Library name: onurLib
// Cell name: inv
// View name: schematic
NM0 n_10_sp
PM0 p_10_sp
V1 (vdd! 0) vsource type=dc dc=1
C0 (OUT 0) capacitor c=30f
V0 (IN 0) vsource type=pulse val0=0 val1=1 period=100n delay=0 rise=1f \
        fall=1f width=50n

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I have checked the included libraries ( all of them was added by default which points the designkit Spectre model).

While starting the Spectre there shows a message that indicates some of the models may need to be converted. I try to convert some of them but none of it have work.

Any help will be grateful 

Thanks

  •  Hi,

    Have you checked the cell CDF for the cell that  "NM0"  is an instance of (and same for the "PM0" instance/cell) ?

    I think that this would be a good place to start. I not sure I would expect to see an "OSSHNL" message for instances to be netlisted using the spectre netlister, perhaps this is the problem (the wrong netlister function or method)?

    Regards,

    Lawrence.

  •  Hi,

        I've got same problem using the umc90nm design kit and it can be remedied by editing the CDF for the respective components. After starting icfb, goto  Tools-> CDF-> Edit and select the cell. When the Edit Component CDF appears, scroll down to to Simulation info and add   D G S B to the spectre textbox.

     While this fixes the problem, I'm sure this should not happen in the first place! But I havn't found out why yet??

     

    Rgds

     

    Richard 

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