Cadence Resource Page
Finding Cadence documentation
Cadence documentation can be accessed by typing cdsdoc on a
terminal command line after you have set up the Cadence environment.
Do not use the Help->Cadence Documentation menu in the Cadence tools
as this will not work properly. Also, you cannot access the
documentation when logged in using ssh -- this has to do with some
truly bizarre ways in which Cadence interacts with Mozilla/Firefox
browsers. You can find PDFs of some of the manuals in /opt/cadence/*/doc/...,
but the names of the manuals are somewhat hard to predict.
Tutorials which are specifically verified for ECEn 451
For HW #1 (schematic entry)
For HW #2 (layout)
For HW #4 (characterization)
Other tutorials which may be helpful, but are not 451-specific and may be misleading
User Setup
Cadence Setup: For the first-time user
Advanced Setup/Customizations
For HW #10 (chip assembly)
Chip Assembly Router
Other Tutorials
Digital Tutorials
2:1 Mux Schematic
2:1 Mux Simulation
4:1 Mux Hierarchy
4:1 Mux Simulation
Characterizing Cells and Writing a Technology Library File
Build Gates
Verilog
Standard Cell
Chip Assembly Router
Analog Tutorials
Building an Inverter: Using Virtuoso Schematic to draw schematic and create symbol for it
Simulating an Inverter: Building a testbench for your circuit and Simulating it
Layout of an Inverter: Layout, Extraction, and LVS
Post Layout Simulation of an Inverter
Verilog-A: A Brief Introduction to Verilog-A (This tutorial removed because Cadence doesn't want you to learn how to use their tools.)
Other Tutorials
Transferring Cadence data to Matlab
Installation/Configuration
For Sysops: Setting up Cadence for the Linux Machines
Additional Information of Interest
Software included in Cadence Package
BYU Cadence Model/Design Kits