Mixed-Signal Analyzer part 1: Introduction to Mixed-Signal Analyzer 

This kick-off video shows how to streamline your Cadence to MATLAB post-processing workflow using a MATLAB app called Mixed-Signal Analyzer. We start with our low-drop out (LDO) regulator design in Cadence Virtuoso ADE that has been simulated over a number of corners. After a brief walk-thru of the design, we push the blue M-button in Cadence that establishes a connection between MATLAB and Virtuoso. From there we open the Mixed-Signal Analyzer app and begin visualizing the different waveforms and metrics from the simulations. This all occurs without creating any intermediate CSV files or any manual processing of the Cadence PSF files. It’s 100% point and click, from Cadence simulation to MATLAB visualization. In the process we also show how to generate fully customizable trend charts (pivot charts) of our metrics. We also leverage the app’s built-in analyses and MATLAB as a calculator to compute new metrics on our simulation data. Finally, we generate a pdf report of our work, all of this without writing any code. In subsequent videos, we’ll demonstrate more advanced maneuvers using Mixed-Signal Analyzer.