Simucad Management Console (SMAN)
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1. Simucad Figure 2 13 Utilties Other Screen 2 12 Actions 2 4 System Screen The System Screen of the SMAN product is used to diagnose any specific problem on the current system and will check whether licensing and communications are available for the current machine The System Screen is split up into the following sections e System Information e Communications e Environment e Licensing e Processes 2 4 1 System Information The System Information screen Figure 2 14 returns all the important information about the system such as Operating System Version Name Processor Information User Information and Memory Information E Management Console E E E 0 File View Tools Help IB B583 Phi 88 Management Console de H E Documents gt system Information EI D Products Displays the system information E BH System Computer Information Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 Version 5 0 2195 System Mame azpc1964 Domain Mame allvacocorp com Fully Qualified Domain Name azpcl964 silvacocorp com Machine Type DE Windows Directory Cw IHT System Directory CAWINAT system se System Locale United States Timezone US Mountain Standard Time Processor Information Ej Shows information about the current system Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 de Figure 2 14 System Information Screen Simucad 2 13 SMAN User s Manual 2 4 2 Commu2. These documents include manuals release notes and support documents E Management Console File View Tools Help IE IESS 9 Elles EL El M SE Console S Documents E EEE E BM System All the documents found Collection PDE Documents Products and Applications Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 Figure 2 2 Documents Screen The Documents output Figure 2 3 is split into three sections e specific product and application documentation e PDK documentation e document collections Simucad 2 2 E Management Console File View Tools Help IE BSeo Rm E ae Management Console EL Documents E Collections o PDK Documents by Gateway Schematic Ec E Generic Text Editor E Harmony Management Console Mask views E Simucad Model Library El Smart pice E Smarty temo E E slcontig el ES Products H System gt Shows the documents gt SmanSpice es Version 3 3 6 6 e SmarspiceOTMOST UI Modeling Manual Wolume 2 Text Editor Manual Installation Guide e Smarts pice UTMOST UI Modeling Manual volume 1 docs venlog ams pd Mam Help File Release Notes Release Notes Release e Smart pice Interface User s Guide Smarts pice User s Manual Volume 1 e 5mart5pice User s Manual volume 1 Japanese SmartSpice User s Manual Volume 2 e SmartS pice RF Manual SmartSpice Users Manual Volume 2 Japanese SmartSpice LITMO
3. CA BP rasitic Ext i alle Utilities Other ation raction el system Logic verification products Logic Verification Products The SILOS Verilog Simulator 13 an easy to use IEEE 1364 20017 compliant simulator that provides today s most productive logic design environment Hyper aul Mised Level Fault Simulator is a enlog IEEE 1 364 2007 compliant Fault simulator that analyses test vectors ability to detect faults SILOS Set Default Delete Version SILOS Verilog Simulator is an easy to use EEE 364 2007 compliant simulator used by thousands of leading IC designers An industry standard since 1986 its powerful interactive debugging features provide today s most productive design environment for FPGA PLO ASIC and custom digital designs Versions installed No versions found TurboLint Set Default Delete Version TurboLint Programmable HOL Checker ts a programmable Verlog YHOL and mised language coding style checker It ventes HDL code for syntax semantics and best practices to achieve optimal performance of simulation and synthesis Results are fast turnaround time and hardware efficiency Versions installed No versions found HyperF ault Set Default Delete Version HyperF aul Med Level Fault Simulator is a Verilog IEEE 1 364 2007 compliant fault simulator that analyses test vectors ability to detect faults Supports mised levels of gate behavioral and switch with SDF timing HuperF
4. ModelLib H FEl Licensin enables the continued use of qualified versions of core simulators while allowing updates to individual models New models can be Eft rolled out either site wide or to individual users This enables rapid development and updates of SPICE models without effecting AA Ee 11 the stability and reliability of the core simulation engine 1 Processes Configure Product SmartSpice SmartSpice RF Version 3 3 6 6 Platform Windows B6 nt Default Site User Collection dd User Library Edit User Library Delete User Library Copy from Defaut Copy from Site Save Remove Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 ae Figure 2 23 User Configuration If no User configuration exists you will be prompted to copy one from the default configuration or site configuration The starting configuration can also be regenerated at a later date by pressing the Copy from Default or Copy from Site buttons Once the User tab contains model libraries you can either modify or choose to add custom user libraries To modify an existing library change the collection that it is pointing to each collection refers to a different version of the MODELLIB libraries which contain the default libraries released by Simucad or change the model file that it is using You can only pick model files compatible with the model type De you cannot choose a BSIM model for a TFT model Note Changing
5. file to install Choose an update to install KE CH updates Ss t Sg EZ EJ O0590 smartspice 2 15 0 B win ssu 00953 deckbuild 3 18 2 R win ssu Look in History My Network F File name 00953 deckbuild 3 18 2 R win ssu Files of type Software Updates 254 Cancel E A 1 5 Step 5 Click the Install button E Management Console File View Tools Help IE BSSSe 5 BT EB E Management Console ss Better T Update Release Hl EJ Products e EJ Add and Manage Updates Installs S hows the updates to the release branch El Analog amp Mixed Signal BY Custom IC CAD Legio Verification Update d brianbv00953 deckbuld 3 18 2 A win ssu SE a BY Parasitic Extraction d afe Utilities Other 02390 hipex 3 1 2 C win ssu 0 supdate 1 2 0 F Thu Dec 07 15 05 49 2006 gt idl System Updates Installed Output Update Shortcuts Management Console 2 5 0 Simucad 2007 Simucad A 2 Installing Updates A 1 6 Step 6 The update or baseline will be installed and any installation output will be displayed in the Output window E Management Console O x File View Tools Help IB BSS 9 Phi I 8E Management Console E Documents R Update Release H EJ Products Paad GEET i Installs Shows the updates to the release branch BB Analog amp Mixed Signal BY Custom IC CAD PE Logic Verification Update D brianb 00953 deckb
6. g Gateway Guardian DRC Guardian LPE Guardian LYS Harmony Pre Harmony Management 4 8 30 Console A SoM H Maskviews Server Status SFLM Access Internet Explorer AJD Start Server Stop Server TestSpice Twister User Cor A DYCS Admin Microsoft Outlook 2 Editor Eb eECAD Access E Expert My Documents 5 EDA Tools Set Program Access and Defaults 3 Winzip New Office Document Open Office Document ABN SLI IDE Dey W2K With Patches Build 1 1 Programs Documents Settings A A A A A A A A AAA AA at Search Help Og UE D a ndows 2000 Professional E a Astart Vert MADE 11 04 am Figure B 1 Windows Desktop Simucad B 1 SMAN User s Manual On Linux SMAN will create a desktop folder This will contain the shortcuts of each product This folder is created under the home directories SHOME Desktop and SHOME gnome desktop to take into account the KDE and GNOME desktops See Figure B 2 A Behare Melo a EA Pool Potro Location Edit Ven Go Bookmarks Toots Settings Window Heip asnsbiv 420 so Mad E Locator Dn geen Geisen E ech ei a Auto CO tows D Dev rs eae AA De Eh Men Go Bookmarks Hip Sc E gt zor ae Enpertview SE Bis rimar Up Cio blood Home F ILa Location Fame m copa LE Foods Orar po ee View as icons x a 2 EC EN E Curent Urari a a Ms Dest On ZEN ns ss SW SEA Tools mais a lveco Parr Less Esport Expert 3
7. layout editor with PCELLs B Logic Yerhcation Guardian DAC LVS LPE for physical verification and CLEYER physics based parasitic extractor all supported by foundry process PB Parasitic Extraction design kits PDK s TCAD ES e Utilties Other Expert set Default Delete Version zl System Expert Layout Editor enables mask designers to achieve masimum density and performance in analog and digital layouts Expert s high productvity design environment offers fast layout viewing full editing features large capacity and powerful scripting for automation with parameterized cells Pcells Versions installed No versions found Guardian DAC LYS LPE Set Default Delete Version Guardian DACYLYS LPE Physical Venfication products provide interactive and batch mode verification of analog digital and mixed signal IC designs Seamlessly integrated with schematic capture and layout editor these tools efficiently perform design rule checks DAC layout vs schematic LVS comparisons and layout parameter extractions LPE Versions installed No versions found De 9 DI 64 bit e D I 32 bit Solaris BEB Windows d HUN Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 a Figure 2 9 Custom IC CAD Screen The following products are in the Custom IC CAD package e EXPERT The Layout Editor e GUARDIAN DRC LVS LPE The Design Rule Checker Layout Vs Schematic and Layout Param eter Extraction tool Simucad 2 8 Actions 2 3 4 Parasit
8. rapid development and updates of SPICE models without effecting SS im iii the stability and reliability of the core simulation engine Configure Product SmartSpice SmartSpice RF Version 3 3 6 6 Platform Windows x06 nt Default Site User ES e e Y pe an aa ib SIMS 14 0 Fall Shows the ModelLib settings Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 E My ss Figure 2 20 ModelLib Screen 2 5 1 Site Configuration The Site configuration Figure 2 21 allows you to specify the models that will be applied to all users that run a MODELLIB enabled product from this installation directory The configuration file is placed in lt S INSTALL ROOT gt var slconfig where lt S INSTALL ROOT gt is the root directory where the product have been installed i e c sedatools To manage the site configuration first select the Site tab in the screen and then select the product to be configured The list of model library enabled products is controlled by the Product combo box Once you select the product the list of available versions to configure will appear in the Version combo box The list of available platforms to configure will then appear in the Platform combo box If you installed the products to a platform specific folder then only the platform available will be shown Simucad 2 19 SMAN User s Manual El Management Console S i E E Joj xj File View Tools Help IB BSS 9 Sch E ae Man
9. 8 Er 88 Management Console Li j E H El Documents FE Icensing EI D Products Ee Displays the licensing information for the products System io Communications Licensing Environment ZS ModelLib I Processes SFLH SERVER phoenix SFLM SERVERS phoenix 3162 SIPC SERVER phoenix Status Monitor status for aspcl ed 127_ 0 0 1 31620 PID 3116 Started Tue Feb 13 007 16 34 46 CHT 7 UE Mountain Standard Time sflm monitord 7 4 5 Fri Sep 1 07 20 41 PDT 2006 The monitor ds connected to 4 servers There are 4 servers with a total of O Jobs Server fl AA A 4 k Shows the licensing information For the products Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 Figure 2 17 Licensing Screen From the SMAN product you can also manage the licensing server On Windows this is done through the SMAN product itself see Figure 2 18 On UNIX machines SMAN asks you to enter the name of the web browser to use to manage SFLM The License Management screen Figure 2 18 shows the Active User s Valid Licenses and gives you the ability to Install New License s Please see the SFLM USER S MANUAL for more details on licensing Simucad 2 16 Actions El Management Console File View Tools Help EBSe2s sEBNVes El Management Console SElMiS ser E El Documents Si Products License Servers phoeni 31627 SS Ei s ystem Ah H EY Communications eT Environment Er EE Licensing A SFLINI l gee anagement LICENSE SE
10. H G I D E AAA Ai Gilhwiy Viren Guides DAC SmanSpice AF j Hiper At Wunagement Coma ToryPlocdd Tinto ii E 5 DER bt mg SEDA Tools SELMA Ae ent SE hee IER rs hems soe 1 Ke BA e man BI Span Sar Senati Tony Mar j Pa ui Lier IN a EH DR Le Mario S vaco COM Lira A EA banAa l 3 B a 3 MM y SAGA Tools imainiulmacos Figure B 2 Linux Desktops GNOME amp KDE Simucad B 2 Shortcuts B 2 Managing Shortcuts SMAN also manages the shortcuts by making sure that the shortcuts are up to date with the installed versions This check is performed every time SMAN starts It does this by comparing the date when the shortcuts were last updated and when the last baseline or package was installed If the dates are different you will be prompted with the following question Figure B 3 E Update Shortcuts Figure B 3 Update Shortcuts If you answer Never to the above question it means that you will not be prompted until the next package is installed You can update the shortcuts manually by typing in the command line option shortcuts 1 e sman shortcuts or by clicking the Update Shortcuts button on the Add Manage Shortcuts screen Figure B 4 El Management Console o E Oj xj File View Tuuls Hely BB Bats Es E E 38 Management Console e a Update Release roducts aaa Fel eee ee Ingalls Shows the updates to the release branch El Analog amp Mixed Signal BY Custom IC CAD
11. OST UTMOST III UTMOST IV SPAYN ACCUCELL ACCUCORE ACCUMODEL ACCUTEST SFLM VYPER INTERPRETER DECKBUILD SMARTLIB CIRCUIT OPTIMIZER PROMOST RESILIANCE DISCOVERY ANALOG EXPRESS ANALOG IC DESIGN FLOW CELEBRITY CELEBRITY_C are trademarks of Simucad Design Automation Inc 2007 by Simucad Design Automation Inc All other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Simucad ii How to Read this Manual Style Conventions This represents a list of items or Bullet A terms e Bullet B e Bullet C 1 2 3 This represents a set of To opena door directions to perform an action Unlock the door by inserting the key into keyhole Turn key counter clockwise Pull out the key from the keyhole Grab the doorknob and turn clockwise and pull This represents a sequence of File gt Open menu options and GUI buttons to perform an action Courier This represents the commands HAPPY BIRTHDAY parameters and variables syntax New Century Schoolbook This represents the menu File Bold options and buttons in the GUI New Century Schoolbook This represents the equations Italics This represents the additional important information Note Make sure you save often when working on a manual NEW CENTURY SCHOOLBOOK This represents the names of EXPERT GATEWAY HIPEX IN SMALL CAPS the Simucad product names SMARTSPICE STELLAR AND UTMOST Simucad IV Tabl
12. PM Logic Verification S Update d Wbrianb00953 deckbuild 3 18 2 F win ssu don Sel Parasitic Extraction ba afe Utilities Other 02390 hipex 3 1 2 C win ssu 0 supdate 1 2 0 7 Thu Dec 07 15 05 49 2006 E 6 System Updates Installed Output Update Shortcuts Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 ae Figure B 4 Add Manage Shortcuts Simucad B 3 SMAN User s Manual Simucad This page is intentionally left blank B 4
13. RVER if Model ib ATAR E Processes SS Y Home Admin Reports Support Utilities GEa SHOW SHOW ACTIVE USER S VALID LICENSE S 4 k Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 http fphoenix 3l6e Report obs Figure 2 18 License Management Screen Simucad 2 17 SMAN User s Manual 2 4 5 Processes Information The Processes Information screen Figure 2 19 displays all the processes that are currently running on the machine on Windows it will also display a list of all the services E Management Console File View Tools Help IE SSeS so m Er el Management Console E Documents E ES Products RI System Communications pu et Environment E Licensing SE Management Shows the processes running Processes List of running processes Parent Process ld Path System Process CH cobd 2eve 3220 2er C Program Files4dobe Acrabat 7 Oh Reader croRd32 exe assistant exe 036 2692 D Abranb Qt qt 3 3 54u 8E winakSgt min commercial 3 3 S binassisl ATKEBService ex 504 EES AwHOS To EXE 516 de casdscevc exe Ase 232 1 Ten rs Ve a atm OO E ma Alerter Alerter Stopped Shares a process Appr grit Application Management Running Shares a process aspnet_state ASP NET State Service Stopped Aung as a single ATEEepboardSerrice ATE Keyboard Service Running Interactive servic awhost3 pcAnywhere Host Service Running Interactiwe servic BITS Backgrou
14. SIMUCAD Simucad Management Console SMAN User s Manual SIMUCAD 4701 Patrick Henry Drive Bldg 2 Santa Clara CA 95054 Telephone 408 567 1000 October 17 2007 FAX 408 496 6080 Internet www simucad com Simucad Management Console SMAN User s Manual Copyright 2007 Simucad 4701 Patrick Henry Drive Building 2 Santa Clara CA 95054 Phone 408 567 1000 Simucad Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Simucad Design Automation Inc MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Simucad Design Automation Inc shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Simucad Design Automation Inc GUARDIAN GUARDIAN DRC REALTIME DRC GUARDIAN LVS GUARDIAN LPE EXPERT EXPERTVIEWS GATEWAY HARMONY SMARTSPICE SMARTSPICERF SMARTSPICESEE SMARTVIEW SMARTLIB SDDL TWISTER SPRINT HARMONY SILOS HYPERFAULT TURBOLINT LISA QUEST EXACT CLEVER STELLAR HIPEX C HIPEX CRC HIPEX NET HIPEX RC NOMAD SCOUT EDA OMNI UTM
15. ST II Modeling Manual Volume 2 e Version 3 3 6 4 e Smat pice User s Manual Volume Japanese e Mam Help File e mats pice UTMOST UI Modeling Manual Wolume 1 Release Notes Text Editor Manual e Smarts pice UTMOST UI Modeling Manual Wolume 3 docs vyenlog ams pd e SmartS pice RF Manual e SmartS pice Interface User s Guide e Smat pice User s Manual Volume 1 Japanese e SmartSpice UTMOST Ill Modeling Manual Yolume 2 Actions lol x El Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 db Figure 2 3 Product and Application Documents Document collections Figure 2 4 are documents that fall into the same category e g the Celebrity documentation E Management Console File View Tools Help IB BSBSSe5 Rica ae Management Console EL Documents Gi ES Ee EJ PDK Documents Products and Applications E Gateway Schematic Ec E Generic Text Editor E Harmony Management Console Mask Views EI Simucad Model Library B Smart5pice E Gmartdlea 3 dont el ES Products el system gt Shows the document collections Simucad headMmMeS Fl ts Sc usage but expert pol e guardian pdf liza pol Standard Floating License Manager SFLM e Installation and User s Guide Quick Start e Readme Important SFLM Access User s Guide Tcad2004 e DOIMPORTANT README pf e Dlsfimb_quickstart pdf e D2sfimb install users pdf
16. agement Console Cae Simucad Model Library E EJ Products d i en Displays the models available for products Communications z et Environment ModelLib is a collection of independent SPICE Models that are loaded when a ModelLib based circuit simulator runs Model bh E Licensing enables the continued use of qualhed versions of core simulators while allowing updates to individual models New models can be E can rolled out either site wide or to individual users This enables rapid development and updates of SPICE models without effecting EE the stability and reliability of the core simulation engine BICO EL elLib M a Confiqure SI Processes S Product Smart5 pice SmartSpice RF Version 3 3 6 6 Platform Windows Juni Default Site User Collection Add User Library Edit User Library Delete User Library Copy from Default Save Remove Shows the ModelLib settings Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 A Figure 2 21 Site Configuration If no Site configuration exists you will be prompted to copy one from the default configuration The starting configuration can also be regenerated at a later date by pressing the Copy from Default button Once the Site tab contains model libraries you can either modify or choose to add custom user libraries To modify an existing library change the collection that it is pointing to each collection refers to a different version of the MODELLIB librar
17. arding this product MAIL Simucad Design Automation Building 1 4 01 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara C 95054 USA EMAIL supportizimucad com WWW http IAL simucad com Copyright E 2004 2007 Simucad Design Automation All Rights Reserved This computer program i protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the masimum estent of the law Fara Update Release o In E Figure 3 5 Report Details Simucad 3 3 SMAN User s Manual Simucad This page is intentionally left blank 3 4 Appendix A Installing Updates A 1 Updating Simucad Products The following section describes the steps to install updates for Simucad products A 1 1 Step 1 Start the Simucad Management Console SMAN A 1 2 Step 2 Select the Add and Manage Updates button EJ from the toolbar or from the Tools menu El Management Console File View File view Tools Help ka TRE A 1 3 Step 3 The Updates Installed window lists all installed baselines and updates Updates ra aaa Baseline OU308 logc 2004 12 win exe Tue Mar 08 11 11 13 2005 0044 2mercury 5 8 1 Haam ssu 00442 mercury wn 5 8 1 R 0 0 0 3 Mon Apr 25 15 27 16 2005 Simucad A 1 SMAN User s Manual A 1 4 Step 4 Click on the Browse button and select the update ssu or baseline exe tar gz tgz
18. athena Users pdf allas users por index pdt e install quide pdf e mercury pdt e mocasim pdf ssliprems um pdt e tonyplot pdf e tonyplot rel notes pdf e vil auto prod calib pdt e vf inter tools pdf Figure 2 4 Document Collections loj x fl Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 2 3 SMAN User s Manual PDK documents Figure 2 5 are documents that contain the description and release notes of the PDK collections installed EZ Management Console ES 10 x File View Tools Help Bess 9 bm E ae Management Console Es E Documents i PDK Documents E Collections Shows the POK documents Gi Ej Products and Applications H Products ASI asl SOott l ill System Version 0 3 0 R FSA Checklist Release Notes Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 a Figure 2 5 PDK Documents Simucad 2 4 Actions 2 3 Products Screen The Products screen shows all the installed products in the current Simucad installation and allows you to add and manage new updates received from Simucad The main Products screen Figure 2 6 groups the products into their natural collections packages Management Console E Jul xj File View Tools Help IE BSB Sch E ae Management Console H Documents E 5 Products H RI System Products EDA Tools Updates We deliver a comprehensive set of EDA tools that enable companies around the world to design analog and mixed i
19. ault s proven algorithms enable efficient mult pass fault simulation over distributed CPUs to achieve accurate results with excellent runtime performance Versinns installed No versions found l x E Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 Figure 2 11 Logic Verification Screen The following products are in the Logic Verification package Simucad SILOS Verilog Simulator TURBOLINT Programmable HDL Checker HYPERFAULT Mixed Level Fault Simulator 2 10 Actions 2 3 6 Add and Manage Updates Screen The Add and Manage Updates screen Figure 2 12 allows you to install and view installed updates that were placed in the Simucad installation directory For more information on Installing Updates see Appendix A Installing Updates El Management Console EE ll x File View Tools Help B Bees E el Management Console EI Documents ES Products Update Release A Inztallz d horz the updates to the release branch St Add and Manage Updates E nalog amp Mixed Sigrial BY Custom IC CAD S NW Logic Verification S Update Browse Install ma Parasitic Extraction ba ke TCAD Updates Installed JE Utilities Other 02390 hipex 3 1 2 C win ssu 0 eupdate 1 2 0 F Thu Dec 07 15 05 49 2006 el system Output Update Shortcuts Installs Shows updates installed Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 ve Figure 2 12 Add and Manage Updates Screen The Updates Installed area inform
20. de a report to Simucad support staff to help them diagnose any problems faced Simucad 1 1 SMAN User s Manual 1 2 The SMAN Window 1 2 1 Running SMAN in Windows To run the latest version of SMAN double click the shortcut or select it from the Start Menu The SMAN Window will appear as shown in Figure 1 1 The SMAN Window has six main areas Menu Tool Bar Action Window Output Window Status Bar and Copyright Window The Action Window is where you choose and perform actions The Output Window contains output for each of the actions In some cases further input is required which is entered in the Output Window The Menu and Tool Bar windows simply allow quick access to some of the actions The Status Bar provides a summary of the current action The Copyright Window displays the copyright information of the program Menu Toolbar Eat ee File View Tools Help ME El 5 E y SS CAE SS Management Console H ES Products Version 2 8 0 E 6 System lo x To contact Simucad Design Automation regarding this product MAIL Simucad Design Automation Building 1 4707 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara CA 395054 USA EMAIL supportisimucad com WWW http iwi simucad com Copyright E 2004 2007 Simucad Design Automation All Rights Reserved This computer program iz protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result
21. e of Contents Chapter 1 NF OQUCUON casser porca E Cas CE a ba 1 1 1 1 What is the Simucad Management Console cece eee e eee eee eee eee anes 1 1 liz ENG SMAN re EE 1 2 1 2 1 Running SMAN in Windows ocooocccccccc eee eee etn e eee nent n ene nnes 1 2 122 RUNNING MAN INS ONIX EINE ici ari eatin dd EE 1 2 Chapter 2 ACION Senir N EE eee Na 2 1 2 ADOUESCICON sagas csc a o 2 1 2 2 DOCUMENIS SCICEN aa A ada 2 2 2 9 Products EE 2 5 231 GAD OOGG soterrado dada rodado ideada idad 2 6 2 3 2 Analog amp Mixed Signal Screen ge ra 2 7 pa o AA Ee EEN 2 8 2 3 4 Parasitic Extraction Screen EE 2 9 E LOgIC VENMICANON Screen EE 2 10 2 3 6 Add and Manage Updates Screen n ununun nnana 2 11 20d Ie ONE SCE rs io A a nba en 2 12 ZAS SOM OCIO a is 2 13 AS E arg a Did decane dena a a a 2 13 2 4 2 Communications Information ooooococccccnooc eae 2 14 24 S ENVIO NMEntINOMAI A 2nd rs A CT gd 2 15 24 ASLICENSING IOMA veritas a des 2 16 24 5 Processes MOMO EE 2 18 2 5 Simucad Model Library Screen ii A a AA 2 19 2 5 1 Site Configuration AA E EE 2 19 SEELEN tersa ans dador dla ans dadas 2 21 Chapter 3 REDOR EE 3 1 AI e Peas bs LEG da a Das a aes 3 1 Appendix Je Unter A 1 Ad Updating Simucad PrOGUCIS EE A 1 A 1 1 Step 1 Start the Simucad Management Console MAN A 1 A 1 2 Step 2 Select the Add and Manage Updates button from the toolbar or from the Tools menu A 1 A 1 3 Step 3 The Updates Installed windo
22. en Simucad 2 14 2 4 3 Environment Information Actions The Environment Information screen Figure 2 16 shows all of the environment variables set for Simucad products and all the environment variables set by the system E Management Console File View Tools Help 5635898088 E ae Management Console E Documents E ES Products E BM System Communications ae Environment Variable el Ma e TE ModelLib indir i El Processes VSFTCOMNTOOLS USERPROFILE USERNAME USERDOMAIN USERONSDOMAIN TMP TEMP 5 VERSION DIR 5 VERSIONS 5 VERSION S_ WAR 5 PRODUCT DIR 5 FRODUCT 5 FROCESS GROUP ID 5 PROCESS GROUP HANDLE Shows the list of environment variables Environment Displays the environment variables for this machine Value eh CW INT C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio NET 003 Eommon A Tools CA Documents and Settingsbranb brianb SILVACOCORP allvacocorp com dbranbi temp dbriantbitemp Dtbrianbtalphalibremanve D UP 2 5 0 7 D Abarbkalpbak ant Dtbrianhtalpha lbtsmar man 2680 132 Figure 2 16 Environment Screen Simucad 210 x Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 a El 2 15 SMAN User s Manual 2 4 4 Licensing Information The Licensing Information screen Figure 2 17 shows the licensing environment setup on this machine and informs you the status of the license monitor ES Management Console E ioj xj File View Tools Help E 8S 298BVWe
23. gnal integrated circuits Semiconductor technology engineers use our TOAD products to develop and optimize ther semiconductor processes IC designers use our IC CAD products to design and simulate analog circuits Closure between manufacturing and design depends on accurately extracted device models and accurate circuit simulation ma al Analog amp Mixed Signal Custom IC CAD Parasitic Extraction Logic Yenfication Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 a Figure 2 6 Products Screen The natural groupings of the products in collections packages are the following groups e TCAD e Analog amp Mixed Signal e Custom IC CAD e Parasitic Extraction e Logic Verification In addition to these groups there are two more options available e Add and Manage Updates e Utilities Other Simucad 2 5 SMAN User s Manual The following sections describe each of these groups 2 3 1 TCAD Screen The TCAD screen Figure 2 7 details all the products that fall into the TCAD package The TCAD package is defined as Simucad TCAD tools start with understanding the physics of the basic semiconductor dielectric and conducting materials El Management Console File view Tools Help IB BSS Es E E ae Management Console e 8 Documents Products d SZ Analog amp Mixed Signal BY Custom IC CAD a pa Logic Werification MN Parasitic Extraction Z B 4 le Utilities Other System TCAD p
24. ic Extraction Screen The Parasitic Extraction screen Figure 2 10 details all the products that fall into the Parasitic Extraction package This package includes tools that allow you to perform 2D and 3D parasitic extraction and 2D and 3D field solving E Management Console 3 E ioj File IEEBSE 5 Ei E view Tools Help Er Management Console process information into a SPICE netlist back annotated with the most accurate interconnect capacitance and resistance A D S Document parasitics This direct one step process completely removes inaccuracies resulting from traditional rule based parasitic extractors Eis ES Products SE EE o E o Add cies ersions installed No versions foun EB Analog amp Mixed Signal E me 3 a STELLAR Set Default Delete Version BY Custom IC CAD a A B i gt Verificati STELLAR standard cell parasitic characterization fille the circuit size gap between typical small cell solvers and full chip E e Sa ea sail extractors STELLAR uses a new highly efficient field solver algorithm to characterize cells containing up to 50 000 active H BB Parasitic Extraction elements giving the physics based accuracy of a traditional Held solver with the cell size capability previously only associated TCAD with a rule based full chip extractor STELLAR directly transforme mask and process data into a fully back annotated SPICE A SE Utilties Other DES ei System Versions installed No versions found HIPEX Set Default Dele
25. ies which contain the default libraries released by SIMUCAD or change the model file that it is using You can only pick model files compatible with the model type i e you cannot choose a BSIM model for a TFT model Note Changing the collection is not recommended You should always choose models from the same collection as the default where possible Not doing so may cause instability Alternatively you can add edit or delete a custom user library by pressing the Add User Library Edit User Library or Delete User Library buttons respectively When adding or editing a custom user library the Model Details dialog Figure 2 22 will appear Simucad 2 20 Actions El Model Details E 2x User Model Details Mame Just fo a ASAC Path Browse Figure 2 22 Custom User Library Details You can only delete a custom user library If you press the Delete User Library button while selecting a default library the action will be ignored Press the Save button once you are happy with the site configuration This will create a site configuration file in the lt S_ INSTALL ROOT gt var slconfig directory where lt S_ INSTALL ROOT gt is the root directory where the product have been installed Ge c sedatools To reset the site configuration press the Remove button which will remove the site configuration file and clear the entries in SMAN 2 5 2 User Configuration The User configuration allows you to specif
26. in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the masinum extent of the law Show User Manual Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 Copyright Window Figure 1 1 The SMAN Window 1 2 2 Running SMAN in UNIX Linux To run the latest version of SMAN run the program from SIMUCAD bin sman where SIMUCAD is the installation directory Simucad 1 2 Chapter 2 Actions 2 1 About Screen The About screen Figure 2 1 shows the following information about the program version number support details and copyright information To open this screen select Help About xi SIMUCAD SMAN Management Console version 2 8 0 To contact Simucad Design Automation regarding this product MAIL Simucad Design Automation Building 1 4701 Patnek Henry Drive Santa Clara CA gS0S4 USA DL support esimucad com VU http i simucad corm Copynght El 2004 2007 Simucad Design Automation Al Rights Reserved This computer program is protected by copynght law and international treaties Unauthonzed reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of t may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law More Details Figure 2 1 About Screen Simucad 2 1 SMAN User s Manual 2 2 Documents Screen The Documents Screen Figure 2 2 shows you the documents that are installed in the Simucad installation directory
27. l and RF applications TWISTER Twister Full Chip Hierarchical Analog Circuit Simulator can run 100M transistor circuits achieving 10X to 100X speedup vs traditional flat SPICE simulators without the use of table lookup models that cause accuracy and convergence problems typical for fast SPICE simulators SPAYN This is the ideal statistical modeling tool for analyzing variances from model parame ter extraction sequences electrical test routines and circuit test measurements GATEWAY Schematic capture tool HARMONY Analog Mixed Signal Simulator SMARTSPICE Analog Circuit Simulator SMARTSPICE RF Harmonic Balance based Simulator SMARTSPICE SEE Integrated Single Event Effects Simulator Verilog A Verilog A simulator Simucad 2 7 SMAN User s Manual 2 3 3 Custom IC CAD Screen The Custom IC CAD screen Figure 2 9 details all the products that fall into the Custom IC CAD package This package includes tools that allows you to perform layout and LVS El Management Console l x File View Tools Help IB BSS 9 ed E E ae Management Console E Documents a ES Products io E Add and Manage Updates BB Analog amp Mixed Signal Custom IC CAD Products Custom IE CAD The custom IC design environment 1 a complete integrated design flow with Gateway schematic editor for design capture Verilog mo for fast digital and mixed signal simulation SmartS pice circuit simulator for analog accuracy Expert
28. nd Intelligent Transfer Service Stopped Shares a process e Shares a k Drouet T opmp er Hrouwaser Rimnin l x Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 E Simucad Figure 2 19 Processes Screen 2 18 Actions 2 5 Simucad Model Library Screen The Simucad Model Library MODELLIB Screen Figure 2 20 allows you to configure each of the model library enabled products The configuration is divided into three sections the Default Site and User The Default configuration contains a list of the default models that are loaded by the model library enabled products The Default configuration however cannot be edited or modified in any way You can override the default models or add custom user models by changing or overriding the default configuration for the entire site or for an individual user El Management Console E ME ES 10 xj File View Tools Help IB B589 Sch E ae Management Console Er El Documents Simucad Model Library pr eege MODEL Displays the models available for product E El System isplays the models available for products po Communications z et Environment ModelLib is a collection of independent SPICE Models that are loaded when a Model bh based circuit simulator runs Modell bh E Licensing enables the continued use of qualified versions of core simulators while allowing updates to individual models New models can be rolled out either site wide or to individual users This enables
29. nications Information The Communications Information screen Figure 2 15 shows the communications information for Simucad products It contains the name of the communications server used whether the server is local and the currently running Simucad products that are using Communications and the Security file The Security file is used to limit what products can be started by another Simucad product a allows full access The Communications Information screen also contains the diagnostics of the communications through the Simucad communications library SIPC Simucad Inter Process Communications E Management Console a RW S ZE x File View Tools Help IB B583 Phi ae Management Console E H E Documents Communications EI D Products Displays the communication information for the products E El System e Communications 7 io ah Environmen Er ES Licensing Communications Server Information ModelLib E Server Available res Stop Server Server Name azpc 1964 silvacocorp com localhost Server Local jes Server Version 130 Using as local IF address 10 211 14 Bound Servers Remove Closed Applications Server Address Sal 127 0 0 1 brianbrS IPC CONSOLEM 3 01 42460 1171045831 Alive Security file if Se ee ee ee Ee f Sipe authorized applications File syntax Shows the communication information For the products Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 E Figure 2 15 Communications Scre
30. optical and thermal behavior of semiconductor devices ATLAS provides a physics based easy to use modular and extensible platform to Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 1D x El Figure 2 7 TCAD Screen The following products are in the TCAD package e VWF The integrated environment for TCAD software e ATHENA Develops and optimize semiconductor manufacturing processes e ATLAS Simulates the electrical optical and thermal behavior of semiconductor devices e MERCURY The MESFET and HEMT simulation framework that contains e FASTBLAZE e FASTNOISE e FASTDEVEDIT e MOCASIM Simucad Actions 2 3 2 Analog amp Mixed Signal Screen The Analog Mixed Signal screen Figure 2 8 details all the products that fall into the Analog Mixed Signal AMS package The AMS package includes tools that allow you to perform design simulation and model extraction services El Management Console E E S DER File View Tools Help 81803898408 Er 98 Management Console routines and circuit test measurements SPAY N helps to identify the relationship between device or circuit performance H E Documents variations and the underlying specific process fluctuations SPAYN generates accurate and realistic worst case or process ef D Products comer parameter sets and SPICE models reflecting vanatione in process parameters Po LR Add and Manage Updates Versions installed No versions found 4 d Gate
31. roducts Po E Add and Manage Updates TCAD Products TCAD tools start with understanding the physics of the basic semiconductor dielectric and conducting materials The Virtual Water Fab technology simulation environment enables the ATHENA process technology simulators and the ATLAS device technology simulators to prepare run optimize and analyze semiconductor expenments to achieve optimal process recipes and device targets Waal F Set Default Delete Version Virtual Water Fab is an integrated environment of TOAD software to automate and emulate physical water manufacturing These integrated tools facilitate the input execution run time optimization and results processing of TOAD simulations into one flow managed through a common database Versions installed Mo versions found ATHENA Set Default Delete Version ATHENA Process Simulation Framework enables process and integration engineers to develop and optimize semiconductor manufacturing processes ATHENA provides an easy to use modular and extensible platform for simulating ton implantation diffusion etching deposition lithography oxidation and silicidation of semiconductor materials It replaces costly water experiments with simulations to deliver shorter development cycles and higher yields Versions installed Mo versions found ATLAS Set Default Delete Version ATLAS Device Simulation Framework enables device technology engineers to simulate the electrical
32. s you what updates are currently installed in the Simucad installation directory The Output area will display the progress of the updates Simucad 2 11 SMAN User s Manual 2 3 7 Utilities Other Screen The Utilties Other screen Figure 2 13 details all the Simucad products including products that do not fall into a specific category and utility programs that other products use El Management Console File View Tools Help IE SSS so Ewes E 88 Management Console EI Documents ES Products io E Add and Manage Updates e EEB Analog amp Mixed Signal BB Custom IC CAD d Ap Logic Vefabon ma Parasitic Extraction be gi Utilities Other H RI System Other products Utilities Other Utilities and other programa Utilities and other programa modellib Set Default Delete version Versions installed 100R1 20R1 4 0 R Generic Text Editor Set Default Delete Version The GENERIC TEXT EDITOR ts a GUI text editor that has such features as syntax coloring bookmarks and support for editing extremely large files gt 1GB in size The TEXT EDITOR has a memory management for files greater than SOME in size For example editing a DOME text file only takes a litte over 150MB of real memory Versions installed SOOR SOTA SOAR S20F 320A 227 237 3247 36 3 6 8 A SFLH Configuration Utility Set Default Delete Version COL ha AO Dbl bes 10 x E Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007
33. ses Si fe Environment Report e Releases e Licensing Report Ta e Model b Configuration Cancel Figure 3 2 Report Filter Once you press the OK the report will be generated and a summary will appear Figure 3 3 Simucad 3 1 SMAN User s Manual Report Summary Checking Environment Collecting environment variables done Displaying environment variables done Checking Licensing Getting Environment done Getting Status done Checking Processes done Save Cancel 2 Figure 3 3 Report Summary The Report Summary will show the progress of the report generation Once the progress bar stops you can save show the details or cancel the report If you press Save the following dialog will ask you for a name to choose to save the report under report files end in the extension rpt Choose a filename to save under x Save in Local Disk D e EB pr ES brianb id JRECYELER History system volume Information WUTemp Deskto p My Documents Mu Computer O E File name My Network F save as type Report Files rpt ki Cancel Figure 3 4 Saving a report Simucad 3 2 Reports If you press Details the details of the report will appear Figure 3 5 Report Details E 2 xl Report Details Report Date created Fri Feb 16 11 28 55 007 Management Console Version 2 8 0 To contact Simucad Design Automation reg
34. te Version HIE Full Chip Parasitic Extraction products perform 30 accurate and 20 fast extraction of parasitic capacitors and resistors from hierarchical layouts into hierarchical transistor level netlist using nanometer process technology They are tightly Integrated with the Expert Layout Editor for the complete design flow of DACFLYS LPE and AC parasitic extraction on one platform versions installed 31 20 De d 9 Linus 64 bit 9 Linus 32 bit K Solaris BEN windows d HP L D E Parasitic Extraction products Management Console 2 8 0 E Simucad 2007 2 Figure 2 10 Parasitic Extraction Screen The following products are in the Parasitic Extraction package Simucad EXACT 3D field solver QUEST Calculates 3D frequency dependent inductance resistance capacitance and capacitive loss for any multi port network for RF SPICE analysis CLEVER Physics Based Parasitic Extractor STELLAR Standard cell parasitic characterization HIPEX Full Chip Parasitic Extractor SMAN User s Manual 2 3 5 Logic Verification Screen The Logic Verification screen Figure 2 11 details all the products that fall into the Logic Verification package This package includes tools that allow you to perform digital simulations and verification of digital simulations El Management Console File View Tools Help E BSS E 8E Management Console EI Documents ES Products pu Add and Manage Updates BB Analog amp Mixed Signal MC
35. the collection is not recommended You should always choose models from the same collection as the default where possible Not doing so may cause instability Alternatively you can add edit or delete a custom user library by pressing the Add User Library Edit User Library or Delete User Library buttons respectively When adding or editing a custom user library the Model Details dialog Figure 2 22 will appear You can only delete a custom user library If you press the Delete User Library button while selecting a default library the action will be ignored Press the Save button once you are happy with the user configuration This will create a user configuration file in the lt HOME gt slconfig directory where lt HOME gt is the user s home directory To reset the user configuration press the Remove button which will remove the user configuration file and clear the entries in SMAN Simucad 2 22 Chapter 3 Reports 3 1 Generating a Report This chapter describes the generating of reports in SMAN To generate a report in SMAN select File gt New Report Figure 3 1 File View Tools Help Mew Report CN E Open Report CHlto lo Save As Chris Print Report Ctrl F Figure 3 1 New Report Once selected you can exclude information in the report see Figure 3 2 Generate Report E E sl Report Filter e System Report ES Y Installed Products e Communications Report e Running Proces
36. uild 3 18 2 R win ssu Browse tal PB Parasitic Extraction d Cri TCAD Updates Installed sfe Utlities Other 02390 hipex 3 1 2 C awin seu D supdate 1 2 0 8 Thu Dec 07 15 05 49 H El System 200600953 deckbuild 3 18 2 A win ss4 0 supdate 1 2 0 8 Fri Feb 16 11 49 42 2007 Updating shortcuts finished Update Shortcuts Installs Shows updates installed Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 db A 1 7 Step 7 A copy of all baseline and update files will be placed in the Simucad updates directory where Simucad is the installation directory for Simucad products Simucad A 3 SMAN User s Manual Simucad This page is intentionally left blank A 4 Appendix B Shortcuts B 1 Updating Shortcuts The following section describes the steps to update the shortcuts and how the Simucad Management Console SMAN maintains the shortcuts On Linux and Windows SMAN creates shortcuts to the products that you have installed On Windows SMAN will create a desktop shortcut pointing to the Shortcuts directory SS_INSTALL_ROOT Shortcuts The desktop shortcut will reflect this if the path to this directory is contained on a shared directory or network drive Also on Windows the program menu will be created with each version of the products See Figure B 1 E My Computer File Edit View F i Tools Help Ga E E f duas Current Users DeckBuild Editor Sedit Editor Expert Expertview My Network Places e a e y Md
37. w lists all installed baselines and updates A 1 A 1 4 Step 4 Click on the Browse button and select the update ssu or baseline exe tar gz tgz file OMS na ride y atea A 2 ANS Step 5 Click the Install button sita A A ee AE A 2 A 1 6 Step 6 The update or baseline will be installed and any installation output will be displayed in the UOT QUI CONS EE A 3 A 1 7 Step 7 A copy of all baseline and update files will be placed in the Simucad updates directory where Simucad is the installation directory for Simucad products A 3 Simucad V SMAN User s Manual Appendix B 05 910 y y APN E EEE Cos SNS DRC ER ER S B 1 B 1 Updating SMOMGUIS usina aaa a a a B 1 B 2 Managing Shortcuts B 3 yi Simucad Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 What is the Simucad Management Console The Simucad Management Console SMAN is a tool used primarily for diagnostics and to provide support engineers with all the necessary information for fixing a Simucad installation SMAN is available on multiple operating systems including Windows Solaris Linux and HP UX SMAN can act as a first line support tool for common setup problems and reference information The tool has the ability to query but is not limited to such information as memory usage processor information machine architecture communications information and licensing This manual will describe the common uses of the SMAN tool and how to provi
38. way Set Default Delete Version Logic Verification Gateway Schematic Editor is the front end of the 4nalog Mixed Signal AF IC Design Platform Itis tightly integrated with circuit simulation digital simulation layout DAC EAC LYS and parasitic extraction tools Advanced hierarchical editing features are pa Parasitic Extraction available on Unie Linus and Window Bae Other Versions installed S System 9 2 5 9 A do 2 5 94 E 22082214 244R 241324144 2414 2415424158 24166 2564259425114 25144 25 154 4017A 25184 25204 25 244 25 254 2 5 26 A 5 2 5 9 4 Harmony Set Default Delete Version Harmony Analog Mited Signal Simulator combines accuracy performance and capacity with the flexibility of simulating circuitry expressed in Verlog SPICE Venlog 4 and Verlog 4hMS Harmony single kernel analog mixed signal simulator dynamically links in the capabilities of the Smart5pice Circuit Simulator and SILOS Vernlog Simulator at run tine D Versions installed sl Analog and Mixed Signal products Management Console 2 8 0 Simucad 2007 de Figure 2 8 Analog amp Mixed Signal Screen The following products are in the AMS package UTMOST III This tool performs data acquisition device characterization parameter extrac tion and model verification UTMOST IV UTMOST IV Optimization Module provides an easy to use database driven environment to generate accurate high quality SPICE models and macro models for analog mixed signa
39. y the models that a specific user will use when running a specific version of a MODELLIB enabled product The User configuration will override both the default and site configurations The configuration file is placed in lt HOME gt slconfig where lt HOME gt is the user s home directory On Windows the home directory is determined by the following Use the environment variable HOME Use the environment variable USERPROFILE Use the path formed by concatenating the HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH environment variables Use the environment variable SYSTEMDRIVE Default to C SE So SoS To configure the models for a user choose the product to be configured The Product combo box controls the list of model library enabled products Once you selected the product the list of available versions to configure will appear in the Version combo box The list of available platforms to configure will then appear in the Platform combo box If you installed the products to a platform specific folder then only the platform available will be shown Simucad 2 21 SMAN User s Manual El Management Console E ll x File View Tools Help IB BSS 9 Es E E ae Management Console E El Documents da Simucad Model Library H E Products l A System Displays the models available for products io Communications io dh Environment ModelLib is a collection of independent SPICE Models that are loaded when a ModelLib based circuit simulator runs
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