Course Overview
This hands-on course is designed to teach you how to use RaptorX, the Ansys silicon-optimized electromagnetic solver, to generate and utilize electromagnetic (EM) models within a traditional custom IC design flow.
The course will start by explaining how to enable RaptorX for a particular foundry technology through a process configuration tool that runs in GUI and batch mode. Then it will guide you by example to the fundamentals of the RaptorX electromagnetic solver within a traditional custom IC design platform. The last part will teach you which RaptorX settings you should take advantage of in order to extract the most complex RFICs and SoCs with the lowest hardware resources and the highest electromagnetic modelling accuracy.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of custom IC design flows and electromagnetics
- Some general familiarity with EM solvers
- No prior knowledge or experience of RaptorX is required
Target Audience
AMS, RF IC/high-speed digital SoC designers, CAD engineers
Teaching Method
Self-paced slide presentation and computer practical sessions to validate acquired knowledge. Emphasis is placed on tool background & methodology as well as demonstrations.