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computer specifications for cadence applications

jimito13

Hi,

I want to create a new PC in order to run as fast as possible post-layout simulations for my circuits.At the moment i am using a system with 4 processors (Intel's Processor with 4 cores) and 6GB of RAM.The problem i face is that i need approx. 15 minutes for a dc & ac analysis (ac analysis from 100K to 1.5G with 1K steps logarithmic) and this is quite annoying especially when time for tape out is limited.I want to hear from an expert here a suggestion for the synthesis of a powerful PC configuration for the purposes i mentioned above,that is what is the best recommended solution for the processor and memory requirements?I should note that the computer is intended just for personal usage and will NOT be a workstation for more users or part of a company's network,i mention that in order to give you an idea for the amount of budget i can afford but in any case let's don't take this parameter into account!

If there are some more tricks that i can get the best out of my pc's power i want to here them (except turbo Mode in spectre,parasitic reduction that i am already aware of).

Thanks a lot in advance.

Best Regards,

Jimito13

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  • I am interested in this as well for many of the same reasons. I have a colleague in grad school who is looking to replace his aging Sun Blade 2000 with something more powerful. As in jimito13's case this is a single user machine, not part of a cluster or farm of computers, used for analog/rf schematic and extracted simulations using Cadence IC, MMSIM, ASSURA, and EXT, as well as other EDA CAD tools. Because of changes in support agreements with Oracle/Sun, the department is phasing out Sparc-based machines in favour of the x86 platform. 

    Sorry jimito13 I'm not trying to hijack your thread but I think we're both looking for the same thing.

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  • I am interested in this as well for many of the same reasons. I have a colleague in grad school who is looking to replace his aging Sun Blade 2000 with something more powerful. As in jimito13's case this is a single user machine, not part of a cluster or farm of computers, used for analog/rf schematic and extracted simulations using Cadence IC, MMSIM, ASSURA, and EXT, as well as other EDA CAD tools. Because of changes in support agreements with Oracle/Sun, the department is phasing out Sparc-based machines in favour of the x86 platform. 

    Sorry jimito13 I'm not trying to hijack your thread but I think we're both looking for the same thing.

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