Product Documentation
Spectre Circuit Simulator and Accelerated Parallel Simulator RF Analysis in ADE Explorer User Guide
Product Version 23.1, June 2023


Index

A

Accuracy and Settings Trade-Offs
additionalParams ,
Aliasing
analysis
descriptions , ,
annotate , , ,
Axis Cut

B

beat frequency
before Simulation value of Start MATLAB field
Bit Waveform Examples
Bit Waveform Parameters

C

capq
checkpss
cmin ,
Commonly Used HB Options
Commonly Used hbac options
compression ,
Compression Analysis
Compression Distortion Summary
Compression Point , ,
Compression Vs Output Power
Controlling Accuracy
Controlling Rational Fit Accuracy
conventions, typographic and syntax
Convergence ,
Convolution-Based Method
cosimulation
generating netlist for lower-level block
inputs, selecting
options, enabling
outputs, selecting
running
setting up and running
simulation response timeout, setting
socket mode for, setting
socket port
socket port for, setting
software required for
Spectre command used in
start method for ,
starting ADE manually and MATLAB automatically
starting MATLAB and Spectre RF separately ,
starting MATLAB manually and Spectre RF automatically ,
starting Spectre RF manually and MATLAB automatically
stop time
with MATLAB, introduction to
Cosimulation with MATLAB
coupler block, connecting to system-level Simulink schematic

D

dBm
DC Principles
Dcblock
Dcfeed
Delay time ,
delayline element
Designer’s Guide to SPICE and Spectre
Diamond Cut
Diamond Cut with Three Frequencies
Distortion Summary
documents, shipped in the software hierarchy
Down conversion ,

E

Envelope Analysis
envlp analysis
errpreset ,
Exponential Waveform Parameters

F

Fall time
fdharms
finitediff
Format — Port/Signal Displays — Signal Dimensions
frame size, specifying
freqaxis , ,
freqdivide ,
frequency cuts
Frequency Sweep ,
fullpssvec
Funnel Cut ,

G

Gain Compression Analysis
gear_order
gear2 method
Guidelines for Setting up Oscillators

H

Harmonic Balance
harmonic balance
oversample factor
Harmonic Balance Method
hbac
hbac with multiple hb inputs
hbnoise
hbprecond_solver , ,
hbsp
highorder

I

ic ,
ifft
IM1
IM2 Distortion Summary
IM3
indq
inexactNewton
input pins, number of in SpectreRF Engine block
Input-referred compression
IP2
IP3
Iteration Limit
itres , ,

J

Jcc
Jee ,
jjitter

L

Large signal S Parameters (LSSP)
Large-Signal IP3 ,
loadpull ,
lorentzian ,
LSSP amplitude sweep
lteratio

M

Math Operations library
MATLAB
design name ,
start command
startup directory
MATLAB Support Matrix
maxacfreq
Maximum sideband ,
maxiters
maxorder
maxperiods ,
maxstep ,
Method
Model Reuse
Modulated
Modulated hbac analysis for oscillator
Modulated PAC
Modulation Parameters
multiple hbnoise ,
Multiplier
Multi-Sinusoid hb Analysis

N

nestlvl , , ,
netlist
generating for cosimulation
generating for lower-level block in cosimulation
preparing for cosimulation in ADE
preparing for cosimulation without using a GUI
Netlist Driven Flows
newlink hbnoise_noise_separation
no command value, of Start MATLAB field
noise factor
noise figure
Noise Parameters ,
noise separation
noise summary
noise temperature
noise type=jitter
noisetemp parameter
now command value
in MATLAB cosimulation
of Start MATLAB field
using to test whether ADE starts MATLAB
Nport
Nport Compression

O

One value
oppoint
Oscillator Tuning Mode , , ,
Oscillator Tuning Mode Analysis ,
Oscillator Tuning Mode with Sweeps ,
Oscillator Tuning Range
oscsolver
Output in Spectre Window
output pins, number of in SpectreRF Engine block
outputtype
overview, Spectre RF analyses

P

PAC
PAC analysis
PAC with Harmonic Balance PSS
PAC with Multiple PSS Inputs
PAC with Shooting PSS
PAM4 mapping
PAM4 modulation
Parasitic Reduction
Period of waveform
See PAC analysis
Periodic Analyses
See PSS analysis
See PXF analysis
pinnode ,
pins, input, in SpectreRF Engine block
pins, output, in SpectreRF Engine block
Plotting Currents
Plotting dBm
Plotting input impedance magnitude/phase curves
Plotting Kf
Plotting loadpull curves ,
Plotting Modulation Sensitivity
Plotting Modulation sensitivity
Plotting noise figure
Plotting noise from sideband -1
Plotting Oscillator Output Spectrum
Plotting Oscillator Startup Waveform
Plotting Output Frequency Vs Tuning Voltage
Plotting Output Power Vs Output Frequency
Plotting Output Power Vs Tunng Voltage
Plotting S11 curve
Plotting Spectral Content
Plotting THD
Port element
Port number
port parameters
Power Added Efficiency
Power gain
Power Gain Vs Output Power
Power-added efficiency
PRBS Model External Triggering
Probe-based Method ,
psaratio
PSS
PSS analysis
Pulse Waveform Examples
Pulse Waveform Parameters
Pulse width
PWL Waveform Parameters
PXF
PXF analysis

Q

Quality of Rational Interpolation
Quasi-Periodic Analyses

R

Rapid IP2 , , ,
Rapid IP3 , , ,
Rational Fit Methods
Reactance
readhb ,
readic ,
readns ,
readpss
recover ,
related documents
relref ,
resgmrescycle , , ,
Resistance
restart
Rise time
Running the Cosimulation

S

sample time, setting for block used in cosimulation
Sampled ,
Sampled Circuits and Switched-capacitor Filters
Sampled hbac analysis for mixer
save , , ,
Save and Recover
saveallsidebands
saveclock ,
savefile ,
saveperiod ,
savetime ,
Semi--Autonomous
Semi-Autonomous
Setting Harmonics and Transient Assist Automatically
Setting Harmonics Automaticall
Setting Harmonics Manually
Setup — Matlab/Simulink — Log file
Setup — Matlab/Simulink — Setting
Shooting Method
Shooting PSS
Simulation — Configuration Parameters
Simulation — Start ,
Simulation basics
simulation response timeout for cosimulation
Sinusoidal Waveform Parameters
skipcount
skipdc , ,
skipstart
skipstop
Small-Signal Parameters
socket mode, for cosimulation
socket port, for cosimulation
solver
S-Parameter Equations
S-parameter simulation data, plotting
equations for S-parameter calculator
Specialized Analyses
Specialized Analysis=None ,
Spectre command, for cosimulation
Spectre RF
analyses, overview
SpectreRF Engine
block, number of input pins in
block, number of output pins in
showing port labels for
SpectreRF-workshop
ssbphasenoise
Start MATLAB field
before Simulation value
no value
now value
values for
steadyratio
step
stimuli
stop time, for cosimulation
strobedelay
strobeperiod
swapfile
Sweeps , ,

T

Temperature Effect Parameters
Terminating a port
Three Input Frequencies
Three Tone Harmonic Balance
tolerance , ,
Tones=Frequencies
Tones=Names ,
Tools — Analog Environment
Transient Principles
Trapezoidal Method
Triple Beat ,
tstab
tstabmethod ,
tstart
Two Input Frequencies , ,
typographical conventions

U

Up conversion ,
Using Harmonic Port with HB
Using hbac for conversion gain measurement
using in SpectreRF simulation
port parameter types
Using the nport Component

V

View — Simulink library
Viewing total noise
Voltage gain
Voltage gain compression

W

Waveform Entry Method
write
writefinal
writehb ,
writepss

X

xdbmax
xdbstart
xdbsteps
xdbtol

Z

Zero value

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