Virtuoso Video Diary: Why Should you Switch to the Expression Builder for...
Here’s how you can create expressions using the Expression Builder in 4 easy steps, and just to remind you, you won’t need to use the calculator:How many times have you opened the calculator and been...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: Real-Time Tuning—A Lot More Than Just an Assistant!
Have you ever found yourself in situations where you’re not sure which values of design variables or parameters could give you the desired simulation results? Or, have you come across situations that...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: Controlling the Information Displayed on Outputs Setup...
In Virtuoso ADE Explorer and Virtuoso ADE Assembler, it’s not unusual to see a large number of records in the Outputs Setup and Results tabs. At times, the number of records is so high that it is...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: Run Point Selection -WYSIWYG
With Virtuoso ADE Explorer and Virtuoso ADE Assembler, it is easy to create setups of corners, variables and parameters that are quite complex to work with. Sometimes you just want to run a few...
View ArticleVirtuosity: The Reboot
It’s been quite a while since I wrote about “Things I Learned by Browsing Cadence Online Support”. That absolutely does not mean that I haven’t learned anything recently by browsing Cadence Online...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: How Can I Plot or Evaluate with the New Expression...
Indeed, the new Expression Builder has made expression creation much easier, but are you still wishing for some more enhancements and handy features available right under it? Would it make working with...
View ArticleVirtuosity: What's New in analogLib
It's been a while since analogLib was updated, so we decided to pay some attention to some long standing and popular requests in the recent ISRs!S-Parameter File ParameterizationIn IC6.1.7 ISR6, the...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Is it Possible to Create a Bus on Several Metal Layers...
Routing Multiple Nets on Different Metal Layers to Gain ProductivityHave you ever found yourself in a situation where all the wire segments in a bus are on different metal layers? Did you ever think...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary - Filtering Your Way Through Corners
Have you ever looked at the Corners Setup form and wished you had some way of finding that one corner out of the hundreds? What if you could filter for enabled corners, certain values, model files etc,...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: What is Virtuoso System Design Platform?
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the PossibleVirtuoso System Design Platform (VSDP)...
View ArticleVirtuosity: I've Learned to Customize RTT Simulations...Bingo!
The Real-Time Tuning (RTT) assistant is one of the most powerful features of ADE Explorer that helps you fine-tune your design without the need to run simulations repeatedly. It is equipped with simple...
View ArticleVirtuosity: New Modgen and Row-Based Placement Rapid Adoption Kits
Cadence Rapid Adoption Kits (RAKs) are designed to help users quickly adopt new technologies into their flows and boost their productivity. Keeping this in mind, RAKs to help you understand the...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Setting up License Preferences for ADE Products
Over a year ago when the new Virtuoso ADE product suite was released, we had our fingers crossed. Today, we feel immense pleasure to mention that the new Virtuoso ADE product suite is well-received by...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Does Smart Software Need Help Assistants?
No, smart software like Virtuoso doesn't need Help assistants. What users of smart software, like our's, do care about is a Smart Help system - a Help system that gives more power in the hands of it's...
View ArticleVirtuosity: How Can I Organize My Assistants and Toolbars?
Many things in Virtuoso can be customized, showing/hiding and configuring the layout of assistants and toolbars are no exception. They can be configured and saved as a workspace. It seems that this...
View ArticleVirtuosity: More Info Button – A Shortcut to Detailed API Help Through SKILL...
The best part about programming in SKILL™ is that you don't have to build everything from scratch. Cadence provides SKILL APIs that let you quickly and easily customize existing CAD applications and...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Handy UI Enhancements in ADE Assembler & ADE Explorer
We have been busy working on several small UI enhancements for Assembler & Explorer that will have a big impact! In this blog, I will give you an overview of the enhancements we have made to the...
View ArticleVirtuosity: The New Virtuoso ADE Product Suite - Knowledge Resource Kit
Cadence introduced its new set of Virtuoso® ADE products, which includes Virtuoso ADE Explorer, Virtuoso ADE Assembler, Virtuoso Variation Option, and Virtuoso ADE Verifier, in the IC6.1.7 and...
View ArticleVirtuosity: Loading Complete 'Routing Recipes' with a Single Click
Have you checked out the new VSR Preset feature and the related forms in the IC6.1.7 and ICADV12.3 releases? We all have heard how automatic routing has significantly reduced the turnaround time for...
View ArticleVirtuoso Video Diary: Comparing Waveform Outputs of Analog Simulations
Comparing waveform outputs of a simulation run with the outputs of a “golden“ or any other “previous“ run is one of the regular tasks that analog designers perform while tuning their designs to meet...
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