hierarchy flattening error in cadence virtuoso - spectre simulation

Hello everyone!

I am trying to simulate a simple circuit in virtuoso using Spectre. The tecnhology is IBM CMOS 8 RF (I also tried to use IBM 7 RF and got the same error), and the following errors appear. Any Ideas on what is going on an how to fix? I will really appreciate any help.

Thanks! Evandro

Error found by spectre during hierarchy flattening.
ERROR (SFE-2001): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 215: `T0': Problem in evaluating conditional expression for instantiation: Unknown parameter name `gbv' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-2001): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/nfet33.scs" 215: `T1': Problem in evaluating conditional expression for instantiation: Unknown parameter name `gbv' found in expression.

Error found by spectre in `pfet33':`T0', during hierarchy flattening.
ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `toxe': Unknown parameter name `toxe_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `toxp': Unknown parameter name `toxp_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `rsh': Unknown parameter name `rsh_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `rshg': Unknown parameter name `rsh_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `pvth0': Unknown parameter name `pvth0_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1996): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 185: parameter `d_vth0': Unknown parameter name `cnr_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1996): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 153: parameter `inw': Unknown parameter name `gwells' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1996): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 187: parameter `d_beta': Unknown parameter name `cnr_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `rdw': Unknown parameter name `rdsw_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `rsw': Unknown parameter name `rdsw_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `toxref': Unknown parameter name `toxe_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `jss': Unknown parameter name `js_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `jsd': Unknown parameter name `js_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `jsws': Unknown parameter name `jsw_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `jswd': Unknown parameter name `jsw_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `jswgs': Unknown parameter name `jsw_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `jswgd': Unknown parameter name `jsw_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `cjs': Unknown parameter name `cj_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `cjd': Unknown parameter name `cj_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `cjsws': Unknown parameter name `cjsw_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `cjswd': Unknown parameter name `cjsw_p33' found in expression.

ERROR (SFE-1999): "/apps/DesignKits/IBM/IBM_PDK/cmrf8sf/V1.8.0.4LM/Spectre/models/pfet33.scs" 234: model `T0.p33ch': parameter `cjswgs': Unknown parameter name `cjsg_p33' found in expression.

edcotrim said:

... the following errors appear. Any Ideas on what is going on an how to fix?

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I guess the pfet33.scs file contains an include file reference, and this file cannot be found (= is not in the simulator search path).
If you can find it, a work around could be to insert this file (with its full path name) into SPECTRE's Model Library Setup :

How could you finally solve this issue? I found it too. Please help me.

Why don't you grep around in the PDK until you find these
keywords, and then make sure the files they are found in,
are in the include-chain?