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ERROR (SFE-74) Error found in protected block by Virtuoso Spectre during circuit read-in

besart86
besart86 over 13 years ago

Hi all,

I am using Version 7.2.0.3007.isr10. And the technology is UMC180nm. 

I am trying to do some montecarlo simulations using both "n_lv_33_mm" and "n_33_mm" transistors. 

In fact, the simulations are performed well when I use only "n_33_mm" transistors. However, when I include "n_lv_33_mm" transistors in the schematics, it shows the following error:

Error found by spectre during circuit read-in.

ERROR (SFE-74) : Error found in protected block by Virtuoso (R) Spectre during circuit read-in.

 

Now, I have added the all three montecarlo corners and I think the model libraries corresponding to the low vt transistors are included. Not sure if i can post the full names of the model libraries here though. 

 If I don't use one of the MC corners, it will show the error:

ERROR (SFE-23) : "input.scs" M0 is an instance of an undefined model n_lv_33_mm.

 

Thanks in advance,

Bes 

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    GiiFlying over 12 years ago

    hello Andrew:

    when I meet the question like this ,how can i get the error info according to the error code(which like SFE-74)?

    Regards,

    Guo

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  • GiiFlying
    GiiFlying over 12 years ago

    hello Andrew:

    when I meet the question like this ,how can i get the error info according to the error code(which like SFE-74)?

    Regards,

    Guo

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