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Version 1.0
UCSN-0800-ZBT-14
August 2000
E-mail: keramat@engr.uconn.edu
URL: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~keramat/
Phone: (860) 486-5047
Fax: (860) 486-2447
Parametric Analysis in Cadence Analog
Environment
1. Introduction
This short tutorial aims at learning how to run parametric analysis with Cadence
Analog Circuit Design Environment. As an example, a simple common source amplifier
circuit is presented.
Step 2: open the cell named “CE_Amp” created in [2]. The circuit is shown in Fig. 1.
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Step 3: highlight the component Vsin, and then go to Edit…Å Properties…Å
Objects… set parameter “Am” for Amplitude property, as shown in Fig. 2.
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Fig. 3. Analog Artist Simulation window.
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Step 6: In Affirma Analog Circuit Design Environment window, go to Analysis…Å
Choose…, and fill out the form according to Fig. 5, click Apply button.
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should change the color, and the signals should be added into the outputs
window. The final Affirma Analog Circuit Design Environment option form
should be as Fig. 7.
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Step 10: In Parametric Analysis window, go to Analysis…Å Start. The simulation will
be run automatically, and the result is shown in Fig. 9. It is seen that when the
input signal amplitude is about 140 mV, the output will have a distortion.
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Step 11: In Affirma Analog Circuit Design Environment window, go to
Session…ÅSave State…, then select OK.
Step 12: Exit the Affirma Analog Circuit Design Environment window, and exit the
Virtuoso Schematic Editing window.
Step 13: In the CIW window, go to File…Å Exit.
3. Conclusions
Parametric analysis is a very important tool for circuit analysis, and it can help you to
find and compare the effect of different parameter values on the circuit performance. For
simplicity, a short tutorial on how to run parametric analysis with Cadence Affirma
Analog Circuit Design Environment is presented. We try to include an example of a
simple common source amplifier circuit and the effect of input signal amplitude on
output distortion in this short tutorial, and it is helpful for beginners to further their jobs
at a short time.
References
[2] Z. Tao and M. Keramat, “AC analysis in Cadence analog environment,” University
of Connecticut, CT, No. UCSN-0800-ZBT-13, August 2000.
[3] Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Analog Artist Mixed-Signal Simulation and Analysis,
1999.
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