Accuracy you know, Speed ​​you need – the next generation Specter X emulator

The Specter simulator has been widely loved by circuit designers since its inception and is widely used in analog and RF integrated circuit design. As the scale of circuit design becomes more complex, Specter APS has been launched based on the Specter introduced algorithm and multi-thread optimization. For more than ten years, it has been characterized by high precision, wide adaptability to various circuits, high performance and perfect integration with the Virtuoso analog design platform. Beloved by engineers. With the development of semiconductor technology, integrated circuit design is becoming more and more complex. In response to the development of deep sub-micron Finfet, 5G, IOT, cloud computing and other technologies, 10 years after the launch of Specter APS, Cadence launched a new generation of Specter X simulator, introducing a new matrix parsing algorithm, multi-thread optimization and cloud computing Technology, for large-scale simulation pre-simulation and layout post-simulation circuits, while maintaining the consistent high accuracy of Specter APS, it increases the simulation speed by 3 to 10 times compared to Specter APS.

Specter X has a total of 5 options for simulation accuracy and speed. The default option is MX. The corresponding relationship between these options and Specter APS is as follows:

In addition, Specter X supports command line mode simulation. The specific commands are as follows:

Specter +preset=mx … input.scs

The +preset option is used to select the Specter X emulator and simulation accuracy and speed. Users can choose one of cx/ax/mx/lx/vx according to their needs.

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In addition, Specter X has been extended to AMSdesigner. The latest AMS Designer already includes the Specter

Accuracy you know, Speed ​​you need – the new generation of Specter X simulator allows engineers to comprehensively verify integrated circuit designs more efficiently and accurately, improving design efficiency and success rate.