Lab

Lab 1 - ECE 421L

Authored by Edgar Rodriguez Nevares,

Email: rodrie27@unlv.nevada.edu

August 30, 2023

Pre-lab work

The lab reports will be drafted using html and placed on CMOSedu.
Prior to the first day of lab, but no earlier than one week before the lab starts, get a CMOSedu account, using your UNLV email address, from Dr. Baker, rjacobbaker@gmail.com
Review the material seen here covering editing webpages (do this before the first lab)

Lab description

This first lab will go through the first part of Tutorial 1 seen here.

Use an Xterm (written and video) as discussed.

Lab Work: Tutorial 1

After setting up all the necesary files and setting up Cadence through MobaXterm we are able the start using Cadence’s Virtuoso editing tool.

In the MobaXterm login

typing "cd CMOSedu" in the command line
this changes the directory from home to CMOSedu

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By typing "virtuoso &" in the command liune opens up the program Cadence

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Creating a new library by going to the Library Manager clicking on File -> New -> Library
The library is name "Tutorial_1," and under Technology Library "AMI 0.60u C5N (3M,2P, high-res)" is chosen

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"Tutorial_1" is then Defined within the file cds.lib

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The "Tutorial_1" library in the Library Manager and then the menu items File -> New -> Cell View

the cell is name "R_div"

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The created cell "R_div" is created with the library "Tutorial_1"

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Either by the "create" tab and then clicking on instance, or pressing the bindkey "I" on the keyboard

Resistors are chosen and set to 10k ohms

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Ground is created by creating another Instance

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Voltage source is created by using the bindkey "I" and within the DC Voltage space it is set to 1 Volt

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The circuit is completed after pressing the wire bindkey "w" and connecing the voltage source, resistors, and ground.

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Afterwards, the "check and save" icon on the schematic is clicked

Then within to simulate Spectre, the Spice simulator within Cadence, the Launch tab is clicked and "ADE L" is selected

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The simulator type is set to "Spectre" by clicking on the "Setup" tab

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Analysis is set as "tran" within the "Analysis" tab

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Clicking on the Outputs -> To be plotted -> Select on Schematic the input and output voltage are chosen

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The selected voltages to be plotted are listed below with the analysis type. After pushing the green "Net list and run" button the right-hand side in the ADE window.

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The state of the schematic is saved in the ADE window menu items by clicking Session -> Save State and select Cellview then OK

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The circuit is then simulated and the voltages of Vin and Vout are plotted

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I created a back-up of the lab and saved it as a zip file

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A made a second back-up of the files by sending it to myself in my email

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