Ports Section

Cadence Virtuoso Interface

You need to specify the parameters for the ports to be used in Sonnet and the use of reference planes for the em solver. Virtuoso pins are converted to Sonnet ports. All pin types, with the exception of symbolic, may be used in Virtuoso when you are using Sonnet as your electromagnetic solver. Pins can be converted to standard box-wall ports, co-calibrated ports, autogrounded ports, and via ports

For more information on pin placement in Cadence Virtuoso, please see Pin Placement in Cadence Virtuoso.

The Ports section of the main interface window provides a shortcut to Cadence Virtuoso’s Create Shape Pin dialog box and access to the Ports dialog box.

Add Pins: Clicking on this button opens Cadence Virtuoso's Create Shape Pin dialog box which allows you to add pins to your layout. Note that you may add the shape pins before creating the SonnetEm View or add them in the SonnetEm View using this button. For more information on the Create Shape Pin dialog box, please refer to Cadence Virtuoso’s help.

For Cadence IC5, the Create Pin dialog box is opened. When you click on the Shape radio button then the Create Shape Pin dialog box is displayed.

Ports: Clicking on this button opens the Ports dialog box. When a Pin is added, it is automatically converted to a Sonnet port. The Ports dialog box allows you to edit the parameters of the ports.