Design Kit Development for RFDE and RFIC Dynamic Link

This appendix describes general information related to design kits created for use in the RF Design Environment (RFDE) and RFIC Dynamic Link Flow between Advanced Design System and Cadence DFII.

RF Design Environment

For information on creating libraries for RF Design Environment, refer to Cadence Library Integration.

RFIC Dynamic Link

The RFIC Dynamic Link is an EDA framework integration product based on Inter-Process Communication (IPC), rather than data file translation, maximizing data integrity and ease of use. The Dynamic Link enables you to create a design in the Cadence EDA framework and then simulate your design in Advanced Design System. This provides you with the powerful capabilities of both EDA design environments.

RFIC Dynamic Link provides fundamental information on the installation, usage and customization of your EDA environment. Ensure that the Dynamic Link is properly configured before attempting to use the product.

Design Kits for RFIC Dynamic Link

ADS foundry models have been developed to provide access to a specific process within Advanced Design System when using RFIC Dynamic Link. To give the simulator access to these models, RFIC Dynamic Link recommends that you place a generic include component called NetlistInclude . For more information on the NetlistInclude component, refer to Netlist Include or Process Component. On the include component, you must enter the name and path of model files to be referenced, as well as specifying any corner case identifiers.

When developing a design kit for use in the RFIC Dynamic Link flow, it is recommended that you create a custom process component instead of requiring the end user to configure the NetlistInclude component. A custom component can contain the names of the model files so the end user does not need to know this information. It can also present the end user a simple list to select the appropriate corner case based on meaningful criteria. This process component, coupled with reusable models or data files, can then be used as the basis for a design kit for use in the ADS Front-End Design Flow .

For an example of this type of process component, refer to Example Process Component with Forms and Formsets.