I want to calculate the THD in cadence??

Hi all;



I want to calculate the total harmonic distortion (%) of my analog circuit.. I have two inputs as Vx and Vy ..Wherein i want to plot the THD variation due to input voltage swing between 0 and 1.8V(instead of 2.5V as shown in the pic called THD) while Vx set to different DC values.

I want the waveform like this(only tech is different that is here it is 350nm and i am using 180nm )



My input are two i.e. Vx and Vy,
Vx
Dc Voltage=0V
AC Mag=1.8
Amplitude =5m
Freq=10KHz.

Vy

Dc Voltage=0V
AC Mag=1.8
Amplitude =5m
Freq=300KHz.

The circuit is a multiplier circuit. and output is Current.

The input trans analysis is as below and the output is also below.






Please specify what fields i have to fill(the value) step by step ..and how can i draw the THD% Vs Vy as shown in first fig.


How can i do that in cadence . I am using Cadence 6.1.4.500 and ADE L . and gpdk180.



Thanks in advance..

See this thread, especially laoud's recommendation (#2). And perhaps this PDF may be helpful: View attachment method_of_obtaining_THD.pdf

you have to measure as mentioned by erikl.
the figure you have posted needs post processing of data from cadence. calculate the thd for each given case vx = 0,1,2 ; vy = 0,1,2; etc. then create a table in excel or similar tool and plot the thd% vs vy for varying vx. i would suggest writing a script to run sim and compute result.

erikl said:

See this thread, especially laoud's recommendation (#2). And perhaps this PDF may be helpful: View attachment 66001

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Thanks erikl,

I followed the pdf and calculated the THD=74.11
Is this value is correct(any interpretation??) and is it in percentage or real value..From the past threads t i see that this value is real if i am not wrong .

I measured the THD for Vy input which has 300KHz frequency .The start time i gave for the last cycle from 95us to 100us (pl.see the fig in the 1st post) and fundamental freq=0.

Further i am not able to see the erplot button in my calculator to plot the buffer output.(as mentioned in the pdf).

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steadymind said:

you have to measure as mentioned by erikl.
the figure you have posted needs post processing of data from cadence. calculate the thd for each given case vx = 0,1,2 ; vy = 0,1,2; etc. then create a table in excel or similar tool and plot the thd% vs vy for varying vx. i would suggest writing a script to run sim and compute result.

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Hey i am new to Analog. Can u please say me what i should vary..DC voltage or AC Magnitude.or Amplitude of the Vsin inputs Vx and vy? and how they effect the THD?

muffassir said:

... i am not able to see the erplot button in my calculator to plot the buffer output.(as mentioned in the pdf).

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May be it's not available in your version. The a.m. PDF, however, suggests:

4. Click print in the waveform calculator.

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your fundamental frequency from post#1 is 10khz not zero. redo the thd with 10khz. if freq is 0 then you are looking for dc which is why you get 75.

Then I want to simulate the THD+N using spectre，who can help me .

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according for method_of_obtaining_THD.pdf,I calculated the THD=48.986,it is right?

@ nazhaahai -- That pdf has the method to calculate THD, its hard for to say whether your answer is right.