Cadence MTS(Multi-Technology Simulation) Under ADE-L

Goal:
simulating circuits from different technologies when there are library name collisions in addition to model name collisions.

Steps:

1. create netlist (try.scs) with subckt definition in another technology(A):

          example:

             simulator lang=spectre

             // Library name: tcb013ghphvt

            // Cell name: INVHVTD0

            // View name: av_extracted_c

            subckt tsmc13_inv I VDD VSS ZN

               avD1015_1 (ZN I VSS VSS) nch_hvt w=4.3e-07 l=1.3e-07 as=0.2897p \

               ad=0.1462p ps=3.06u pd=1.54u sa=2.4e-07 sb=3.4e-07 nrd=0.790698 \

                  nrs=1.56679 m=(1)*(1)

               avD1323_1 (ZN I VDD VDD) pch_hvt w=6.35e-07 l=1.3e-07 as=0.4004p \

                 ad=0.2159p ps=3.88u pd=1.95u sa=2.4e-07 sb=3.4e-07 nrd=0.535433 \

                  nrs=0.992994 m=(1)*(1)

               c1 (I VDD) capacitor c=8.303e-17

               c2 (ZN VDD) capacitor c=3.085e-17

               c3 (I ZN) capacitor c=1.379e-16

               c4 (I VSS) capacitor c=1.048e-16

               c5 (ZN VSS) capacitor c=3.629e-17

             ends tsmc13_inv

          // End of subcircuit definition.

2.  create an include file(include.scs) including model files and netlist,

     example:

      include "./tsmc13.scs"   section=skew10

      include   "./tsmc13.scs"  section=all_tt

      include "./try.scs"

3. create both schematic and symbol  wrapper for the circuit in technology A, and instantiate the symbol under testbench in technology B

4. in ADE L, setup->Environment, add +mts in userCmdLineOption(still works

without this step)

5. simulation->netlist->recreate

6. goto the netlist directory, add the include file under the subckt

definition in technology A

  example:

  // Library name: rz_tmp

   // Cell name: tsmc13_test

   // View name: schematic

   subckt tsmc13_test ZN I VDD VSS

    include "include.scs"

    I0 (I VDD VSS ZN) tsmc13_inv

   ends tsmc13_test

   // End of subcircuit definition.

7. under netlist directory, run simulation:nc run -D -C mmsim_m -J MTS ./runSimulation

   or hit run in GUI without renetlist.