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step by step RFIC Cadence Virtuoso manual

yefJ

Hello , i am trying to learn  implementing  RFIC circuits in cadence virtuoso, basic mixer ,PLL  etc..

i am looking for a fine step by step manual(showing which button was pushed on every step) for building and simulating these kind of circuits on cadence virtuoso

i looked for a book in amazon but there is none.

Thanks

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  • There are a number of Rapid Adoption Kits, Workshops, etc. on https://support.cadence.com .  You need to have an account to login.  If you are a university student, I recommend talking to your professors.   If you are a Cadence customer on maintenance, you can easily get login access.

    This article: MMSIM 17.1 SpectreRF AppNotes and Tutorials - One of Our Best Kept Secrets! has a list of items that can help you out.  Here's an excerpt from the Article:

    Design Workshops

    The SpectreRF design workshops (documentation and ExampleLibRF library) are especially helpful for newer users or those desiring a "refresher" on SpectreRF.  The workshops are available starting in MMSIM 12.1.1 and later releases.  

    The workshop instructions and database are located in the SPECTRE hierarchy here:  

    <SPECTRE17.1>/doc/spectreRFexplorerWorkshop/spectreRFexplorerWorkshop.pdf

    <SPECTRE17.1>/tools.lnx86/spectre/examples/SpectreRF_workshop directory 

     

    RF Workshop Tutorials

    In your <SPECTRE17.1>/tools.lnx86/spectre/examples/SpectreRF_workshop directory there are many tutorials, appNotes, and workshops:  Uncompress/untar rfworkshop.tar.Z for the workshop documentation and databases.   The documentation for all three workshops is in the doc directory.   The three workshops are: 

    • RF Workshop:  The RFworkshop Library and documentation (LNA.pdf, Mixer.pdf, PA.pdf, VCO.pdf) show how to simulate typical RF circuits such as LNAs, Mixers, VCOs, and PAs in SpectreRF  
    • Transmission Line Workshop:   The TransmissionLineWorkshop library and documentation (TransmissionLine.pdf) describe the use model of the new rfTLineLib followed by four examples demonstrating how to use them to simulate transmission line circuits.
    • Wireless Analysis Workshop.   The WirelessAnalysisWorkshop library and documentation (WirelssAnalysis.pdf)  describe wireless analysis followed by an example showing the analysis setup in combination with wsource and wprobe to get system-level metrics.  New wireless analysis features in rfLib shown and an example PA design showing the whole 802.11n standard simulation flow.

    Note:  These  workshops use the gpdk180 PDK.  Be sure to read the introductory section in Appendix A of the Spectre and APS RF User Guide, which describes how to set up the workshop. It contains instructions on how to download the gpdk180  (a necessary step - as model files are located there).  

     

    • RF_Doc_Database

    ​Located in <SPECTRE17.1>/tools.lnx86/spectre/examples/SpectreRF_workshop/RF_Doc_Database.tar.gz

    • RF Workshop Tutorials 

    ​Located in <SPECTRE17.1>/tools.lnx86/spectre/examples/SpectreRF_workshop/rfworkshop.tar.z)

    You can access the GPDK at Cadence Online Support.  https://support.cadence.com .  Go to Resources -- GPDKs to reach the Generic Process Design Kits(GPDK).  Be sure to read the introductory section in Appendix A of the Spectre and APS RF User Guide describing how to set up the workshop. It contains instructions on how to download the gpdk180, (a necessary step - as model files are located there).

    best regards

    Tawna

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  • There are a number of Rapid Adoption Kits, Workshops, etc. on https://support.cadence.com .  You need to have an account to login.  If you are a university student, I recommend talking to your professors.   If you are a Cadence customer on maintenance, you can easily get login access.

    This article: MMSIM 17.1 SpectreRF AppNotes and Tutorials - One of Our Best Kept Secrets! has a list of items that can help you out.  Here's an excerpt from the Article:

    Design Workshops

    The SpectreRF design workshops (documentation and ExampleLibRF library) are especially helpful for newer users or those desiring a "refresher" on SpectreRF.  The workshops are available starting in MMSIM 12.1.1 and later releases.  

    The workshop instructions and database are located in the SPECTRE hierarchy here:  

    <SPECTRE17.1>/doc/spectreRFexplorerWorkshop/spectreRFexplorerWorkshop.pdf

    <SPECTRE17.1>/tools.lnx86/spectre/examples/SpectreRF_workshop directory 

     

    RF Workshop Tutorials

    In your <SPECTRE17.1>/tools.lnx86/spectre/examples/SpectreRF_workshop directory there are many tutorials, appNotes, and workshops:  Uncompress/untar rfworkshop.tar.Z for the workshop documentation and databases.   The documentation for all three workshops is in the doc directory.   The three workshops are: 

    • RF Workshop:  The RFworkshop Library and documentation (LNA.pdf, Mixer.pdf, PA.pdf, VCO.pdf) show how to simulate typical RF circuits such as LNAs, Mixers, VCOs, and PAs in SpectreRF  
    • Transmission Line Workshop:   The TransmissionLineWorkshop library and documentation (TransmissionLine.pdf) describe the use model of the new rfTLineLib followed by four examples demonstrating how to use them to simulate transmission line circuits.
    • Wireless Analysis Workshop.   The WirelessAnalysisWorkshop library and documentation (WirelssAnalysis.pdf)  describe wireless analysis followed by an example showing the analysis setup in combination with wsource and wprobe to get system-level metrics.  New wireless analysis features in rfLib shown and an example PA design showing the whole 802.11n standard simulation flow.

    Note:  These  workshops use the gpdk180 PDK.  Be sure to read the introductory section in Appendix A of the Spectre and APS RF User Guide, which describes how to set up the workshop. It contains instructions on how to download the gpdk180  (a necessary step - as model files are located there).  

     

    • RF_Doc_Database

    ​Located in <SPECTRE17.1>/tools.lnx86/spectre/examples/SpectreRF_workshop/RF_Doc_Database.tar.gz

    • RF Workshop Tutorials 

    ​Located in <SPECTRE17.1>/tools.lnx86/spectre/examples/SpectreRF_workshop/rfworkshop.tar.z)

    You can access the GPDK at Cadence Online Support.  https://support.cadence.com .  Go to Resources -- GPDKs to reach the Generic Process Design Kits(GPDK).  Be sure to read the introductory section in Appendix A of the Spectre and APS RF User Guide describing how to set up the workshop. It contains instructions on how to download the gpdk180, (a necessary step - as model files are located there).

    best regards

    Tawna

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