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Sweeping one parameter in only one test for ADE XL

NickSJ1196
NickSJ1196 over 2 years ago

Hello all,

I am looking to run two tests in ADE XL. One test has both transient and DC analyses, and the other is running an AC analysis to measure the input capacitance of a transistor. These analyses are separated in two tests because I am measuring the input capacitance via an RC constant and for the AC test, I set the resistor to 1 giga-ohm, while for the DC and transient tests the resistor must be set to zero to get accurate results. For my AC analysis, I would also like to measure pole at three different input voltages, to see how the input capacitance changes over the range. When I separate the design variables from the global variables in ADE XL, I can set them independently for the two tests, but I cannot do sweeps on ADE XL. Does anyone know how I can run the AC analysis at three different DC input biases without needing to run them in the DC/transient test that I have? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

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Nick

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    Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago

    Nick,

    You should switch to using ADE Assembler instead of ADE XL. ADE XL is past end-of-sale and ADE Assembler allows you to sweep design variables separately in each test (amongst many other enhancements over XL).

    Andrew

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 2 years ago

    Nick,

    You should switch to using ADE Assembler instead of ADE XL. ADE XL is past end-of-sale and ADE Assembler allows you to sweep design variables separately in each test (amongst many other enhancements over XL).

    Andrew

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