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Virtuoso Functional Block Library Reference
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

Contents

1

Introduction to Functional Block Library

Licensing Requirements

Functional Block Library Components and Symbols

Absolute Value Symbol

Adder Symbol

Amplifier Symbol

Comparator Symbol

Complex Pole 1 Symbol

Complex Pole 2 Symbol

Complex Pole 3 Symbol

Current Dead-Band Amplifier (currentDba) Symbol

Differentiator Symbol

Divider Symbol

Driver Symbol

Integrator Symbol

Level Shifter Symbol

Limiting Amplifier Symbol

Logarithmic Amplifier Symbol

Multiplexer Symbol

Multiplier Symbol

Operational Amplifier (opAmp) Symbol

Pole Symbol

Repeat Waveform Symbol

Subtractor Symbol

Transfer Function 1 Symbol

Voltage-Controlled Variable-Gain Amplifier

Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) Symbol

Voltage Dead-Band Amplifier (VoltageDba) Symbol

Zero Symbol

Functional Block Library Examples

Double-Sideband Amplitude Modulation (DSB-AM) Example
Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier Transmission (DSB-SC) Example

A

Comparator Macromodel

Circuit Design
Functional Description
Comparator Macromodel Netlist
Example

Uses of the Comparator Macromodel

Setup of the Comparator Macromodel into a design
Comparator Macromodel Parameters

B

OpAmp Macromodel

Equivalent Circuit
Example

Uses of the OpAmp Macromodel

Setup of the OpAmp Macromodel into a Design
OpAmp Macromodel Parameters
Procurement of OpAmp Macromodel
OpAmp System Size

Application of OpAmp Macromodels

What-if Exploratory System Simulation
Fast System Simulation
Library Characterization and Protection

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