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This document provides a tutorial on using Cadence design software to create a parameterized inverter circuit. It describes the steps to: 1) Create a schematic cellview and place transistor, power, and ground components. 2) Connect the components with wires and add input and output pins. 3) Add parameters for transistor widths and lengths. 4) Create a symbol cellview with pins and labels to represent the schematic. 5) Add parameters to the symbol cellview so its instances can be customized.

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Cadence Online Documentation Tutorial

This document provides a tutorial on using Cadence design software to create a parameterized inverter circuit. It describes the steps to: 1) Create a schematic cellview and place transistor, power, and ground components. 2) Connect the components with wires and add input and output pins. 3) Add parameters for transistor widths and lengths. 4) Create a symbol cellview with pins and labels to represent the schematic. 5) Add parameters to the symbol cellview so its instances can be customized.

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CadenceTutorial4:SchematicofaparameterizedInverter
1. Openschematicwindow. File>New>Cellview InCreateNewFilewindow, LibraryName:Mylib CellName:inverter ViewName:schematic Tool:ComposerSchematic

2. Placenmostransistor. sch:Add>Component(or"i") AddComponent:clickBrowse InLibraryBrowserwindow, Library:tsmc25Lib Cell:nfet3 View:symbol

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1. Placepmos,vdd,andgnd. Repeataboveprocedureforpfet3,vdd,andgndplacement.Allcomponentscanbefoundatthe samelibrary(tsmc25Liborbasic).

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2. Connecteachcomponentusingwires. Placemousepointerononeofthenodeyouwanttoconnect sch:Add>Wire(narrow)(or"w") Click"mouseL",dragtoothernodetoconnect,andclick"mouseL"tofinish. Repeataboveproceduretofinishwiring. Tomakewireopennodeatoneend(likeinputandoutputofinverter),doubleclick"mouseL"

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3. Placepins. sch:Add>Pin(or"p") InAddPinwindow, PinNames:AX Direction:input MovemousetoplaceApinatinputofinverter,thenclick"mouseL". InAddPinwindow,changedirectiontooutput. PlaceXpinatoutputofinverter.

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4. Addpmosparameters.(W/L) Clickpfet3 sch:Edit>Properties>Objects(or"q") InEditObjectPropertieswindow, Width:pPar("pw") Length:pPar("pl") ClickOKorApply Repeatfornfet3withwidthpPar("nw")andlengthpPar("nl"). Comment:pParmeansitsparametervalueisinheritedfromparentschematic.pPar(pw)canbe interpretedassetthewidthtotheparameterpwofitsparentschematic.Inthisexample,thereare fourparameters(pw,pl,nw,nl)whichcanbeindividuallycontrolledfromtheschematicthatcalls thesymbolofthisschematic. Pleaserefertochapter8EditingProperties>PassingParameterssectioninCadenceVirtuoso SchematicComposerUserguideformoredetails.

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CheckandSave sch:File>CheckandSave

InverterSymbolCreate
1. Opensymbolwindow. icds:File>New>Cellview InCreateNewFilewindow, LibraryName:MyLib CellName:inverter ViewName:symbol Tool:ComposerSymbol 1. Drawoutlineforinvertersymbol. Clicklineicononlefttoolboxofsymbolwindowanddrawoutlineofinverter.

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3. Finishoutlinebyaddingcircle. sym:Add>Shape>Circle Click"mouseL"onthecenterofcircle,dragandclick"mouseL"again.

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4. Placepins. sym:Add>Pin(or"p") InAddPinwindow, PinNames:AX Direction:input Type:square MovemousetoplaceApinatinputofinverter,thenclick"mouseL". InAddPinwindow,changedirectiontooutput. PlaceXpinatoutputofinverter.

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5. Addlabels. sym:Add>Label InAddLabelwindow, Label:[@instanceName] Placelabel.

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6.AddNLPLabelforparameters. <Symbol>Add>Label <AddSymbolLabel> Label:[@pw:%:][@pl:/%:] LabelType:NLPLabel <AddSymbolLabel> Label:[@nw:%:][@nl:/%:] LabelType:NLPLabel Comment:PuttingNLPLabelforsymbolwillhelpyourecognizethepropertyoftheinstanceinthe schematicthatusesthissymbol.

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7. AddCDFParametersforthecellview. <CIW>Tools>CDF>Edit <EditComponentCDF> CDFType:Base LibraryName:MyLib CellName:inverter ComponentParameters:ClickAdd <AddCDFParameter> paramType:float storeDefault:yes name:nw(pw,nl,pl) prompt:nw(pw,nl,pl) defValue:0.5u(orvalueofyourchoice,0.24uforlength) ClickApplyorOK

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FormorehelppleaserefertoVirtuosoSchematicComposeruserguideusingCDSDOC.
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