Lab 1 - ECE 421L 

Degracia, Manuel C. 

degracia@unlv.nevada.edu   

31 August 2015

Overview

Lab 1 consists of following the first half of Tutorial 1 on Cadence (up to the 25th image of the tutorial).

Objective

- Introduction to Cadence 6.1 for chip design, layout, and simulation.

- Usage of Kompozer to create and edit webpages.

Process

1. Download and extract ncsu-cdk-1.6.0.beta.

2. Open MobaXterm and copy extracted files into home directory.

3. Start Cadence and create a library entitled, "Tutorial_1", and a cell, "R_div".

4. Create schematic as shown below using the appropriate shortcuts or menus with the given values.

5. Simulate with Spectre by launching ADE L. Then, setup a transient analysis of the output variables displayed.

6. The following plot and a window with parameters and calculations should be displayed.

Periodically, it is important to create a back-up folder of all the pictures and components of your lab in the case of an unforeseen incident. To do so, one can create a folder on any type of external account (dropbox, email, google drive, etc.) 

Conclusion

Lab 1 was an adequate introduction in how to use Cadence 6.1 for chip design, layout, and simulation, as well as using Kompozer to edit our personal EE421 webpages. In addition, it also informed us of how important it is to back-up files.

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