cadence virtuoso simulator, differences between these two product

[tR|GG3rX]

hi,

i want to know the differences between these two product lines? both have its own simulator and schematic capture. but virtuoso have ic layout features. others?

 

[arbalez]

Cadence Orcad & Cadence Virtuoso

Virtuoso has advantage on high-frequency simulations. Orcad has limited frequency range.

 

[Amuro]

Cadence Orcad & Cadence Virtuoso

Virtuoso is Cadence origin with Spectre as a simulation tool runnig in *nix platform only, while Orcad is based on Pspice engine working on Windows machine. Cadence just acquired it to make market on all computer platforms. They just put some decorations into it to make it look more like cadence product, but nothing changed much inside. For typical work, Orcad can do as best as other SPICE-like program, which lack of high frequency feature and integrated IC layout tool.

 

[eternal_nan]

Re: Cadence Orcad & Cadence Virtuoso

They are actually completely different tools, one of them is aimed at PCB design and layout (OrCAD), it has a PSPICE based spice simulator that is geared to board simulations. Cadence Virtuoso is an IC layout tool only. It does not contain a simulator (that's Specter or Analog Artist). Comparing the above two tools is like comparing apples and oranges.

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They are actually completely different tools, one of them is aimed at PCB design and layout (OrCAD), it has a PSPICE based spice simulator that is geared to board simulations. Cadence Virtuoso is an IC layout tool only. It does not contain a simulator (that's Specter or Analog Artist). Comparing the above two tools is like comparing apples and oranges.

 

[Amuro]

Cadence Orcad & Cadence Virtuoso

You are not correct, eternal_nan. Virtouso does not just mean for only layout editor. It is named for platform to do full custom IC design and is divided into e.g. Virtuoso Analog Design Environment, Virtuoso Layout Editor, Virtuoso Schematic Editor, Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator etc.

Moreover, OrCAD is not limited to only PCB design. You may used OrCAD together with L-Edit as effective tool for IC design too.

 

[arbalez]

Cadence Orcad & Cadence Virtuoso

imho, Virtuoso is also more accurate than Orcad.

L-Edit comes with Orcad or a third-party add-on tool?

 

[Amuro]

Cadence Orcad & Cadence Virtuoso

Absolutely, I think so. But their costs are far different and this is the point. Not much companies/universities and no individual person can purchase Virtuoso, while OrCAD is a lot cheaper.

L-EDIT is trademark of Tanner tool, you have to buy it separately.

 

[sudheerkm]

Loads of confusion

i am giving in the order of company and then tools

Tanner IC tools (available on windows and linux)
SEDIT-schematic editor
LEDIT-Layout ediror
TSPICE-spice simulatotor for schematics and post layout stuff)

Cadence PCB Tools
in windows
Capture CIS-schematic editor can simulate Bsim mos models so if u want to check some concepts u can do it but no layout for ics
Layout plus&and allegro are its PCB tools

in linux
Virtuoso -Schematic and iclayout
spectre -spice simulator (one of the best simulator the planet has)

 

[Zeus_ark]

Re: Cadence Orcad & Cadence Virtuoso

how do I display the the names of the nets that I have created in cadence on the schematic?
I want to use those nets for OCEAN scripting.

 

[Mike John]

Re: Cadence Orcad & Cadence Virtuoso

Hello,
You are wrong eternal_nan.Virtouso does not just mean for only layout editor. It is named for platform to do full custom IC design and is divided into e.g. Virtuoso Analog Design Environment, Virtuoso Layout Editor, Virtuoso Schematic Editor, Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator etc. .
Ali.

 

[hardyboy_86]

Please Tell me can i run Cadence Virrtuoso in windows environment??

 

[volker_muehlhaus]

Please Tell me can i run Cadence Virrtuoso in windows environment??

No, you can't.