Module

This page contains improvements to the AWR Design Environment for module designers.

License requirements: Layout with iNets (MWO-XX6+)

Leverage the power of AXIEM in the Cadence Virtuoso RF Solution. Drive and control AXIEM from within the Virtuoso environment. Integration includes automatic EM setup and results stitching. Read more in the press release.

Easily modify existing iNet routes using the Reshape Route command. Reshape Route The project will open to an iNet routed too close to a via. Select the iNet. Right-click on the iNet and choose Reshape Route. Click on the lower half of the vertical segment to redraw that segment around the via (3 new segments). Double-click on the route to finish. Note: The old Redraw Route command is now called Extend Route.

Route iNet bends with new bend styles. Chamfered and rounded bend styles The project will open to a Schematic Layout with an iNet spiral module inductor Show the square bends of the iNet. Right-click on the iNet and choose Shape Properties Select the Route tab and change the Bend Style to Rounded. View the 3D view of the layout to better see the bends. Repeat the above steps but choose the Chamfered bend style.

Change iNet via types on the fly. Change iNet vias with hot key The project will open to a Schematic Layout with an un-routed iNet (ratline) Double-click on the ratline to start iNet routing. Start routing an iNet, making sure to change Linetypes (CTRL + SHIFT + Mouse Wheel) so vias are automatically added. Use Shift+V to change the via type of the last via created as you route. Note the new via type becomes the default for that layer combination.

Manually move iNet vias. Move iNet vias The project will open to a Schematic Layout with an iNet and vias in their default locations. Double-click on a via. Drag the via to a different location using the center drag handle. You can also right-click on the via, choose Route Via Properties, un-check the box for Auto Size and enter in specific offset values.

Auto-reconnect disconnected iNet routes. Snap cell connections The project will open to a Schematic Layout with several iNet routes connected to all six pins of an SMD footprint. Begin dragging the footprint artwork cell, press Tab and enter 400 um for dx and click OK Note you will have six new ratlines. Rather than redraw all those routes, right-click on the artwork and choose Snap Cell Connections and all six iNets will automatically reconnect themselves to the pads.

Start iNet routes orthogonal to any pin. Orthogonal start The project will open to a Schematic Layout with an un-routed iNet (ratline) with one of the cells rotated 45 degrees. Double-click on the ratline to begin a new iNet route. Note you will have an inference guide and a gravity snap to allow you to easily maintain a route perpendicular to the face of the SMD pad. Complete the route between the two SMDs.