中圖分類號： TN402
文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識碼： A
DOI：10.16157/j.issn.0258-7998.219807
中文引用格式： 郭錫韌,，曾義. Spectre X RF在大規(guī)模RFIC設(shè)計(jì)中的應(yīng)用[J].電子技術(shù)應(yīng)用,，2021，47(8)：68-71.
英文引用格式： Guo Xiren,，Zeng Yi. Application of Spectre X RF in large-scale RFIC design[J]. Application of Electronic Technique,，2021，47(8)：68-71.

Application of Spectre X RF in large-scale RFIC design

Abstract： With the continuous shrinking of process nodes, the continuous complexity of the circuits designs and the increasing size of the parasitics from layout, the analog FULL-SPICE simulator Spectre/APS/APS RF provided by Cadence can no longer meet the demand in some large-scale post-simulation verification projects. In response to this problem, Cadence launched APS′s next-generation analog full-spice simulator Spectre X in 2019. It was found that it has significant performance improvement on general analog simulations while maintained the proven golden accuracy of APS. In 2020, Cadence launched its Spectre X RF simulator, the next-generation simulator of APS RF. RF simulation also occupies a large part of our overall simulation verification works. Before applying it to actual projects, it is necessary to compare its performance and accuracy with APS RF. This article mainly introduces the usage of Spectre X RF, and focuses on the comparison of simulation performance and accuracy between Spectre APS RF and Spectre X RF in several RFIC designs using different processes.

Key words : SPECTRE X RF,；analog down converter；large-scale post-simulation verification