HSIMplus - India

OVERVIEW

This two-day basic training will teach you how to use the Synopsys HSIM FastSpice simulator.  It will introduce HSIMplus, a comprehensive platform for simulation and analysis of high performance analog, mixed-signal, memory, and system on-chip designs including important post-layout effects.

You will learn the basic HSIM technology, timing and power analysis and the way to fine tune the parameters to get the desired accuracy or speed. The class includes hands-on labs to enhance your understanding of concepts taught in the class, including HSIM command line execution,  interactive commands to debug the circuits, methods to setup the back-annotation simulation, and the HSIM-VCS Co-Simulation.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this workshop the student should understand:

  • The fundamentals of HSIM
  • How to set up a basic simulation
  • Timing and power analysis commands
  • Netlist settings for back-annotation

As well as acquiring hands on experience from course lab exercises

AUDIENCE PROFILE

Design or verification engineers who perform STA using PrimeTime.

PREREQUISITES

To benefit the most from the material presented in this workshop, you should have:

  • Basic concept and knowledge in SPICE language
  • Experience with UNIX basic commands

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1:

  • Introduction
  • HSIM Overview
  • Simulation Technology
  • Specifying control parameters
  • Speed-accuracy trade-off parameters
  • Suggested settings and Parameters
Day 2:
  • Power and Timing Analysis
  • DC Initialization
  • Interactive Debugging
  • Save and Restore
  • Post-Layout Simulation
  • HSIM-VCS Co-Simulation

SYNOPSYS TOOLS USED

  • HSIMplus
  • CosmosScope
  • VCS