Welcome to
the Moore School of Electrical
Engineering
EE 560 (Digital IC and VLSI Fundamentals)
User's Guide to Cadence version
4.4.5
Introduction
Setting Up Your Unix Environment
Starting Cadence
Create Libraries
Schematic entry using Composer
Create Symbols
Simulation with Verilog-XL
Simulation with Hspice
Custom Layout using Virtuoso
Design Rule Check (DRC)
Layout Versus Schematic (LVS) Verification using Diva
Post Layout Simulation
Connecting I/O Pads to Layout (Not Available) To
be written!!
CIF Conversions (CIF IN; CIF OUT)
Sending your IC Chip to MOSIS for Fabrication
Cadence Online Help Manual

First created by Lin Ping Ang, 1997 for Cadence 4.3
Redesigned and rewritten by Sameer Sonkusale for cadence 4.4.3 (dated
Feb1st, 2000)
Last updated on April 4th, 2000 for cadence 4.4.5
All questions and comments can be directed to sameers@ee.upenn.edu