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About timing precision of sdf file simulated in ncsim

daxingxing
daxingxing over 10 years ago
Hello Every,
Thank you for your kindness in advance.

Here is my problem

I find my  ncsim can only simualte the sdf file in precision of 10ps (round to 10ps)
For exampe,This is a simple BUF sdf information:
[syntax=verilog](CELL
  (CELLTYPE "BUFCLKHD30X")
  (INSTANCE U10)
  (DELAY
    (ABSOLUTE
    (IOPATH A Z (0.263:0.266:0.266) (0.257:0.259:0.259))
    )
  )
)[/syntax]

When I observe the timing sequence in simvision window, I found the simulator will round the IOPATH delay to 270ps when Z transfering from 0 to 1 because of the changing of A.


In my sdf file the Timescale (unit) is 1 ns. And in my testbench is 1ns/1ps. And according the tools documentation from cadence, the default timing precision of sdf elaberating/compiling is 1fs. I think that means we do not need to set any precision relating compiler option (like sdf_precision 1ps) in ma case. (BTW, I have tried such complier option, but help nothing).

How can I watch/oberseve a delay of 266ps from my simvision waveform window? Mnay thanks.!
My ncsim version is IES 2012, I thnik it was "latest" enough.

Many thanks.

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    daxingxing over 10 years ago

    Hi Mickey,

    Thank you very much! You are much much much clever!

    Yes the problem is in the standard cell verilog file the time resolution is 1ns/10ps!!!

    Thank you very very much!

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    daxingxing over 10 years ago

    Hi Mickey,

    Thank you very much! You are much much much clever!

    Yes the problem is in the standard cell verilog file the time resolution is 1ns/10ps!!!

    Thank you very very much!

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