Post Layout Simulation

This tutorial describes the steps needed for running a post layout simulation. This tutorial assumes that the reader is familiar with the topics covered in Schematics Tutorial and the Simulation Tutorial and that the reader has:

• Drawn a circuit schematic
• Created a symbol for the schematic
• Created a test schematic to simulate the design
• Simulated the design
• Generated a physical mask layout of the design either manually as described in Layout Tutorial or using design automation tools as described in Automatic Layout Generation Tutorial

Steps of Postlayout Simulation

• Extracting from the Layout
• The Extracted Cell View
• Layout Versus Schematic
• Summary of the Cell Views
• Simulating the Extracted Cell View

Home Work: Perform Post layout simulation following the tutorial for the 2-Input Nand gate

Note: The tutorials are taken from Worchester Polytechnic Institute and are modified for ECE484 class in spring 2004.