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Monte Carlo Analysis with Cadence and the XFAB Design Kit

Getting Monte Carlo analysis to work on Cadence can be a bit of a puzzle given how Cadence is a ball of various software tools stuck together with spit.  You have have seen the following intermodal nastygram:

ADEXL-5052 Monte Carlo run stopped because no statistical data generated for the test

Research Links

  • ReadMeMonteCarlo.txt
  • SPICEModelsAndSimulations_13.pdf
By Fudgy McFarlen, 10 yearsJuly 8, 2015 ago
Cadence

Charge Pump Articles – No Inductors Allowed

XFAB Links FeatureXplorer Summary Sheet:  0.18 μm Process Family: XH018 0.18 Micron Mixed-Signal HV CMOS Technology 0.18 μm Process Family: XH018 0.18 Micron Modular Analog Mixed HV Technology Ambient Light Sensing Made Easy with X-FAB  – has photo diode side profiles XHB06 Photo Diode Evaluation Chips – See image below for Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, 10 yearsApril 15, 2015 ago
Engineering

Low Voltage AC to DC Converter Articles

Links 86mV to 1V step up converter ; Energy harvester Model & Parameter Extraction of 0 Vt MOSFET A 20 mV Colpitts Oscillator powered by a thermoelectric generator Teaching_low_voltage_electronics CMOS Rectifier Design for Energy Harvesting based on Vibrations Energy Harvesting based on a Low-Cost Piezoelectric Acoustic Transducer On-Chip High-Voltage Generation Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, 11 yearsJanuary 14, 2015 ago
Electronics

CI Brasil – CT1 Porto Alegre Inscription Open

Inscription Calendar Application Page Calendário CT1 17/04/14         Início da Fase 1 – Abertura das inscrições 22/06/14         Fim da Fase 1 – Fechamento das inscrições.  26/06/14         Início da Fase 2 – Prova online 04/07/14         Fim da Fase 2 – Divulgação dos selecionados 04/07/14   Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, 11 yearsApril 27, 2014 ago
Brazil

Student Document Legalization for Brazil

Return to Mother Page: Studying IC Design in Brazil Summary of Experimental Results There is no need to use a visa service to get school documents legalized by the Brazilian consulates.  Merely attach a separate 5 US dollar Postal money order with your and their address filled in on the Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, 12 yearsNovember 24, 2013 ago

Other Options for Studying IC Design in Brazil

Return to Mother Page: Studying IC Design in Brazil IC related entities in Brazil – Many appear to be supported by the government Other Industry Entry Points in Brazil Chipus in Floripa University with IC programs – This is an alternative to the CT1, CT2 programs if the only way in Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, 12 yearsNovember 22, 2013 ago

Registering a Curriculum Latte on https://wwws.cnpq.br/cvlattesweb/pkg_cv_estr.inicio

Like ObamaCare website this government or government associated website is full of bugs.  I tried registering using my CPF which is the Brazilian equivalent of Social Security number but when I did that it griped about my mothers name!  I had several errors that I fixed before this so I Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, 12 yearsNovember 14, 2013 ago
Studying IC Design in Brazil

UFSC – The RF IC program is headed by Fernando Rangel de Sousa – My Summary Page

PPGEEL Page with LCI outgoing links Return to Mother Page: Studying IC Design in Brazil Research Links Academic Calendar List of classes for the next year UFSC Chip Gallery – looks like they may have actually made some chips  contrary to my previous guesses. Prospective students at the LCI group Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, 12 yearsNovember 9, 2013 ago
Electronics

CTI Renato Archer – Brazilian government funded university for IC design

Return to Mother Page: Studying IC Design in Brazil   Calendário CT2/CT3 The following cut and paste from the calendar should only be used as a guide.  It can change.  Appears the test date may be changed but that may be in error. USE THE GIGANTIC LINK ABOVE FOR CRITICAL Read more…

By Fudgy McFarlen, 12 yearsSeptember 10, 2013 ago
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