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Post-Layout Simulation Error in Virtuoso with GPDK90: Undefined Model/Subcircuit

engmsalik321
engmsalik321 over 1 year ago

Hi,

I am having an issue during a post-layout simulation in Cadence Virtuoso, utilizing the GPDK90 technology. I have successfully created a layout and moved on to perform post-layout simulation. For this purpose, I created the "av_extracted" from Quantus. I then created the config Hierarchy Editor and set  "View to use"  as "av_extracted". However, upon running the maestro simulation with the "av_extracted" view I am getting some errors related to missing key model files. 

Could anyone provide some guidance on what might be causing this error and how to fix it?

Thank you in advance for your help.




The Error Snippet is:

Simulating `input.scs' on xxx at 2:44:32 PM, Mon Jan 29, 2024 (process id: 1763936).
Current working directory: /mnt/work/tmp2/xxx/xxx/sim/xxx/experiment11.1/maestro/results/maestro/Interactive.20/1/xxx_experiment11.2ms_1/netlist
Command line:
/software/cadence/SPECTRE/211/tools/bin/spectre -64 input.scs \
+escchars +log ../psf/spectre.out -format psfxl -raw ../psf \
+aps +mt=sge +lqtimeout 900 -maxw 5 -maxn 5 -env ade \
-ahdllibdir \
/mnt/work/tmp2/xxx/xxx/sim/xxx/experiment11.1/maestro/results/maestro/Interactive.20/sharedData/CDS/ahdl/input.ahdlSimDB \
+logstatus


Error found by spectre during circuit read-in.
ERROR (SFE-23): "input.scs" 15: The instance `c1' is referencing an undefined model or subcircuit, `cmodel'. Either include the file containing the definition of `cmodel', or define `cmodel' before running the simulation.
ERROR (SFE-23): "input.scs" 16: The instance `c2' is referencing an undefined model or subcircuit, `cmodel'. Either include the file containing the definition of `cmodel', or define `cmodel' before running the simulation.
ERROR (SFE-23): "input.scs" 17: The instance `c3' is referencing an undefined model or subcircuit, `cmodel'. Either include the file containing the definition of `cmodel', or define `cmodel' before running the simulation.
This errors goes on like this

Licensing Information:
Lic Summary:
[14:44:32.285818] Cdslmd servers:/software/licenses/CANandEUP.lic
[14:44:32.285851] Feature usage summary:
[14:44:32.285851] Virtuoso_Multi_mode_Simulation


spectre completes with 27 errors, 0 warnings, and 0 notices.
spectre terminated prematurely due to fatal error.




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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 1 year ago

    On the Netlisting tab of the Quantus QRC form, ensure that the Parasitic Capacitor Models and Parasitic Resistor Models are not set to Include Model. I suggest setting them to Include as Comment.

    Andrew

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 1 year ago

    On the Netlisting tab of the Quantus QRC form, ensure that the Parasitic Capacitor Models and Parasitic Resistor Models are not set to Include Model. I suggest setting them to Include as Comment.

    Andrew

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