Now we are ready to simulate the layout view off this cell. Let’s open up the schematic view of the cell and copy the SPICE code. Go back to the layout view and paste the SPICE code. Increase the text…
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Resistive Divider Layout
Open the layout view of the Resistive_divider cell and then copy/paste (Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V) an additional resistor. Running a DRC (pressing F5) on the above layout results in the following error. By pressing > we see that there is too little space…
Resistive Divider Schematic Simulation
Now we would simulate the resistive divider circuit which has been built, and would observe the output voltage w.r.t. a particular input voltage. For this we need to write a SPICE code which would give the description of the input…
Resistive Divider Schematic
Before starting the schematic design let’s celebrate the fact that the most commonly used following shortcuts in our daily life are also valid for Electric VLSI. Now we would build a resistive divider circuit. Go to the schematic view of…
Setup of LTspice with Electric
LTspice is a free software which performs SPICE simulations for electronic circuits. We use LTspice for spice simulation of the circuit designed in Electric. Setting in Electric Following are the steps to be followed to set up LTspice with Electric:…
Checking ERC (Well Check)
This process checks the connection of the n-well and p-substrate. The C5 process used here is an n-well process. The p-type substrate is common to all NMOS devices and should be grounded. One of the electrical rule checks (ERCs) is…
Layout vs. Schematic (LVS)
Layout vs. Schematic (LVS) in Electric is checked using Network Consistency Checking (NCC) To check this, execute Tools –> NCC –> Schematic and Layout views of Cell in Current Window. You can run this command being in any design window (schematic…
Key Binding in Electric
Key Binding binds a key; when pressed will execute a command from the menu to which it is bound. You can bind a key to a command as below: Go to File -> Preferences –> Categories –> General –> Key…
Checking of DRC (Design Rule Check)
We should keep on checking the Design Rule Check throughout designing (both in case of schematic and layout) to make sure whether there is any error or not. To check DRC you can execute Tools –> DRC –> Check Hierarchically…
Conference Deadlines – VLSI and Computer Architecture in India – 2018
Following list updates the deadlines of the conferences in the domain of VLSI and Computer Architecture to be held in India for the year 2018-19. You can find the list of conferences by clicking here. 32nd International Conference on VLSI Design…