"All Lossless Metal" in the translation options does not work in some of the Sonnet Interfaces

Known Bugs


Symptoms

The "All Lossless Metal" translation option in the following Sonnet Interfaces - Cadence Virtuoso Interface, NI AWR Microwave Office - 64-bit and Keysight ADS Interface - has no effect. All metals in the circuit are translated using their assigned properties. The option does work for the NI AWR Microwave Office - 32 bit Interface.

The table below identifies where you may find this option in each of the interfaces.

Cadence Virtuoso Interface

Advanced Translation Options dialog box

Keysight ADS Interface

Advanced Translation Options dialog box

NI AWR MWOffice - 64 bit

Process Stackup and Geometry Options

 

Cause

A known bug in the software causes this problem. The bug will be fixed in a future release.

Workaround

Assign the "Lossless" material to all of the mapped layers in the Substrate File dialog box.

KBref  #10729