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which tool to use just depend on what you want to do. if you want to analyze the RFIC from the frequency domain, the ADS is a good tool. from the time domain, maybe the CADENCE or HFSS is better.
Thanks,wanily1983.
But i am confused with which is the favorite tool in RFIC.
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I know some companies simulate RF circuits with CADENCE SPECTURE RF tool.But I have not find out some information about how to use it.
Wanily1983,could you tell me sth. or the link.thanks.
Also You can use single integrated environment for complete RFIC design
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If you still want complete details on what simulator needs to be selected for RFIC design...I have attached excellent PDF documents ...
It is an ultimate collection...go through the same...
Cadence is a standart.
When it's needed, ADS ( or RFDE) may be used. The others are only complemantry..
RFIC design should start with DC and transient simulation and then other simulators will be able to complete the design such as parasitic extraction,package development,EM simulation etc..
Yes...but now most of them looking for alternative simulators...
In my opinion & experience!!!
Because it has wide support of almost all the RFIC Foundries and also cadence has good layout or back end tools....and most of them looking for single vendor for complete flow...
But Cadence flow lacks integrated flow for RFIC design from schematic to GDS,
it is basically pices of tools at each stage & it is very expensive...
Also it lacks the RF capabilities in his simulators ...hence they have co developed with agilent to form RFDE...
RFDE basically front end simulators from Agient ADS & Back end layout tools from cadence for Prasitic Extraction, LVS & DRC...
Again it is a big mess since two GUI/tools two databases simulation mismatches & lot of import & export problems...
Longstar,
In my opinion there is not a "Best" tool, but only a better tool for different kund if design and tecnology.
In RFIC historically people used time domai analysis becauese the time domain simulators were developerd first, and because tiically RFIC means silicon and all silicon foundry develop design kit described in the tikme domain.
Respect the frequency domain tools some times they are better, bacause with increasing frequencies the time domaiin becomes less important...
To resume a good tool nedd to have a time domain smutatora and a frequency domain simulator usable with the same models...
hi, guys, I have some questions
how to transfer designs in cadence to @DS?
I mean I have done some work in spectreRF, and now I want to use HB simulation in @DS, what should I do?
is it possible to use spectre netlist and spectre model in @DS?
sometimes I feel it rather a tough job to very the design in different tools since there is no easy interface between them
hi, guys, I have some questions
how to transfer designs in cadence to @DS?
I mean I have done some work in spectreRF, and now I want to use HB simulation in @DS, what should I do?
is it possible to use spectre netlist and spectre model in @DS?
sometimes I feel it rather a tough job to very the design in different tools since there is no easy interface between them
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