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Migrating from Spectre APS to Spectre X
The simple use model of Spectre X enables you to easily migrate from Spectre APS to Spectre X. You just need to check your current pectre APS setup and determine the recommended Spectre X settings from the following table.
In addition, you may want to explore the +preset=vx mode, since such high-performing mode does not exist in Spectre APS.
The following table shows the results of pre- and postlayout versions of an ADC design simulated with Spectre APS and Spectre X. The design contains 300k BSIMCMG devices. The pre-layout version has 2M estimated capacitors, while the postlayout version contains 15M parasitic capacitors (mostly coupling caps) and 8M resistors. While the accuracy was confirmed by the user, the performance comparison on the same machine with the same number of cores shows the following gains.
In this application note, we introduced the Spectre X solver, discussed its usage, and learned about its application on an ADC design. If you are interested in using SpectreX, install the SPECTRE 19.1 release, and work with your Cadence support team to upgrade your licenses toSpectre 19.1. If you want to use Spectre X inside AMS Designer, you will need the Xcelium 19.03.s010 release.
从Spectre APS迁移到Spectre X
Spectre X的简单使用模型使您能够轻松地从Spectre APS迁移到Spectre X。您只需检查当前的Spectre APS设置,并从下表中确定推荐的Spectre X设置。
此外,您可能希望探索+预设=vx模式,因为Spectre APS中不存在这种高性能模式。
下表显示了使用Spectre APS和Spectre X模拟的ADC设计的布局前和布局后版本的结果。该设计包含300k BSIMCMG器件。预布局版本有2M个估计电容器,而后布局版本包含15M个寄生电容器(主要是耦合帽)和8M个电阻器。虽然用户确认了准确性,但在具有相同数量内核的同一台机器上进行的性能比较显示了以下收益。
在本应用说明中,我们介绍了Spectre X求解器,讨论了它的用法,并了解了它在ADC设计中的应用。如果您有兴趣使用SpectreX,请安装SPECTRE 19.1版本,并与Cadence支持团队合作将您的许可证升级到SPECTRE 19.1。如果你想在AMS Designer中使用Spectre X,你需要Xcelium 19.03.010版本。
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