METHOD OF RADIO-FREQUENCY AND MICROWAVE DEVICE GENERATION

摘要

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method to generate a device library, along with layout versus schematic (LVS) and parasitic extraction set-up files for connecting with official tools of a design window supported by a process design kit (PDK). The device library comprises passive devices which can be utilized at any point in an end-to-end design flow from pre-layout verification to post-layout verification of an integrated circuit design. The device library allows for a single schematic view for pre-layout verification but also post-layout verification, thus allowing for pole or pin comparison, and prevents double-counting of parasitic effects from passive design elements by directly instantiating a device from the device library for a verification step. An LVS and parasitic extraction graphical user interface (GUI) allows for incorporation of the generated device library into a pre-existing PDK without any modification to the PDK. Other devices and methods are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A design flow method, comprising:
generating a schematic representation of a circuit with a schematic design tool; linking the schematic representation to a device library within a memory store with the schematic design tool, the device library comprising a set of passive design elements and a first set of functional parameters corresponding to the set of passive design elements, wherein the set of passive design elements and first set of functional parameters are represented in a pre-layout simulation format; instantiating a passive schematic design element of the set of passive design elements within the schematic representation with the schematic design tool; and performing a pre-layout simulation comprising simulating function of the schematic representation with a first functional parameter from the first set of functional parameters assigned to the passive schematic design element with a circuit simulation tool.