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== Using XSCHEM with the SkyWater 130nm PDK ==
== Using XSCHEM with the SkyWater 130nm PDK ==
To test your XSCHEM installation, you can use this sample [https://github.com/louisalarcon/ee220/blob/17b0d3bcd65fbbf05296293176a63dbc918f835b/cidr/cs-amp-gain-lvt.sch schematic] of a common-source amplifier, with the (1) test voltages and load capacitors, and (2) the simulation analyses added added as NGSPICE code.
To test your XSCHEM installation, you can use this sample [https://github.com/louisalarcon/ee220/blob/17b0d3bcd65fbbf05296293176a63dbc918f835b/cidr/cs-amp-gain-lvt.sch schematic] of a common-source amplifier, with the (1) test voltages and load capacitors, and (2) the simulation analyses added added as NGSPICE code. A screenshot of the schematic is shown in Fig. 1.  


[[File:Cs-amp-gain-lvt.png|center|thumb|800px|Figure 1: A sample XSCHEM schematic of a common-source amplifier]]
[[File:Cs-amp-gain-lvt.png|center|thumb|800px|Figure 1: A sample XSCHEM schematic of a common-source amplifier]]
To run the simulation, first click on the ''Netlist'' tab located at the upper right corner of the XSCHEM window, then click on the ''Simulate'' tab. This will call NGSPICE, and will run the simulation.

Revision as of 16:02, 28 July 2022

XSCHEM is a schematic capture program that allows to interactively enter an electronic circuit using a graphical interface. When the schematic has been created a circuit netlist can be generated for simulation.

Installation

You can install XSCHEM via git using:

$ git clone https://github.com/StefanSchippers/xschem

The XSCHEM documentation is here.

Using XSCHEM with the SkyWater 130nm PDK

To test your XSCHEM installation, you can use this sample schematic of a common-source amplifier, with the (1) test voltages and load capacitors, and (2) the simulation analyses added added as NGSPICE code. A screenshot of the schematic is shown in Fig. 1.

Figure 1: A sample XSCHEM schematic of a common-source amplifier

To run the simulation, first click on the Netlist tab located at the upper right corner of the XSCHEM window, then click on the Simulate tab. This will call NGSPICE, and will run the simulation.