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HFSS, Zemax )

TOOLS on RHEL6.5 64bit

Cadence Virtuoso IC616 on Linux (RHEL6.5 64bit, VMWare Guest on Windows 7 Host)

0. sudo gedit /etc/sysconfig/network -> rhelcom

sudo gedit /etc/hosts -> 127.0.1.1 rhelcom
sudo gedit /etc/hostname -> rhelcom
1. VMwareTools
sudo vmware-install.pl
sudo vmware-config-tools.pl
2. Preliminary set-up
http://getglitched.com/?page_id=143
Follow only 'Setting up pre-requisites'
Install 32bit packages.
yum install -y ksh
yum install -y libXext
yum install -y libXext.i686
yum install -y libXtst
yum install -y libXtst.i686
yum install -y libXt
yum install -y libXt.i686
yum install libGLU.so.1 --setopt=protected_multilib=false
yum install -y libelf.so.1
yum install -y libXrender
yum install -y libXrender.i686
yum install -y libXp.so.6
yum install -y libXrandr
yum install -y libXrandr.i686
yum install -y *xorg*
yum install -y ld-linux.so.2
yum install -y openmotif
yum install -y libstdc++.so.5
yum install -y gcc gcc-c++ csh compat-libstdc++-33.i686
yum install -y compat-libstdc++-33.x86_64
yum install -y libXaw.so.7
yum install -y glibc-devel.i686 glibc
yum install -y compat-readline5-5.2-17.1.el6.i686
yum install -y freetype freetype.i686
ln -s /usr/bin/awk /bin/awk
ln -s /usr/lib/libstdc++-3-libc6.2-2-2.10.0.so /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2
ln -s /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/netscape
ln -s /bin/gunzip /bin/uncompress
ln -s /lib64/libreadline.so.6 /lib64/libreadline.so.5
ln -s /usr/lib64/libhistory.so.6 /usr/lib64/libhistory.so.5
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reboot
Problem: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /home/rhel/Documents/IC616/IScape04.23s008lnx86.t.Z/iscape.04.23-s008/runtime/LNX86/lib/i386/xawt/libmawt.so: libXtst.so.6: cannot open shared object
file: No such file or directory
->yum -y install libXtst
yum -y install libXtst.i686
3. Install IC06.16.090_lnx86.Hotfix & MMSIM14.10.138_lnx86.Base
Problem: Configure failed
Solution: yum install xterm
4. Environment Variables: /home/host_name/.bashrc
5. virtuoso: command not found
Type this: source .bashrc

6. ERROR (ADE-3036): Errors encountered during simulation. The simulator run log has not been generated.
Possible cause could be an invalid command line option for the version of the simulator
you are running. Choose Setup->Environment and verify that the command line options
specified in the userCmdLineOption field are supported for the simulator.
Alternatively, run the simulator standalone using the runSimulation file in the netlist
directory to know the exact cause of the error.
-> correct hosts

HSpice for Cadence IC616 on Linux (RHEL6.5 64bit)

1. installer_3.1
scl_v11.5
hspice_vJ_2014.09
cscope65_vJ-2015.03
cx_vH-2013.03-SP2
2. Update .bashrc for hspice and source .bashrc
3. Update .bashrc (export CDS_LOAD_ENV=CSF) and .cdsinit (load("installdir/interface/HSPICE.ile") for
HSPICE-ADE interface. And source .bashrc -hspice
4. Errors
[root@rhelcom bin]# ./lmgrd -c /eda/synopsys/synopsys.dat
bash: ./lmgrd: /lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3: bad ELF interpreter: No such file or directory
->ln -s /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3
5. Commands
cx/sx/wv
Nanosim/Hsim/Customsim for Cadence IC616 on Linux (RHEL6.5 64bit)
1. Packages
xa_vH-2013.03-SP2_common.tar
xa_vH-2013.03-SP2_linux.tar
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2. .bashrc
3. xa&
VCS-mx for Cadence IC616 on Linux (RHEL6.5 64bit)
1. Packages
vcs-mx_vI_2014.03_common.tar
vcs-mx_vI-2014.03_linux.tar
installer_v3.1
scl_v11.5
2. installer_v3.1
./setup.sh
3. scl_v11.5 at /eda/synopsys/scl
vcs-mx_vI at /eda/synopsys/vcs
4. .bashrc
5. dve& not working
[root@rhelcom rhel]# dve -full64
/eda/synopsys/vcs/gui/dve/amd64/bin/dve.exe: error while loading shared libraries: libtermcap.so.2: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
[root@rhelcom rhel]# dve -mode64
/eda/synopsys/vcs/gui/dve/amd64/bin/dve.exe: error while loading shared libraries: libtermcap.so.2: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
->yum install compat-libtermcap-2.0.8-49.el6.x86_64
Synopsys Sentaurus on Linux (RHEL 6.5 64bit)
1.Sentaurus packages
installer_v3.1
scl_v11.5
sentaurus_vH_2013.03
sentaurus_applications_library_vH_2013.03_common
2. set STDB to /home/rhel/STDB
3. .bashrc
4. Commands
swb& or GENESISe
devise
tecplot_ise
inspect
Silvaco TCAD on Linux (RHEL 6.5 64bit)
1. Silvaco packages
16960-TCAD-2014-00-rh64.tar.gz
16965-sflm-2014-00-rh64.tar.gz
16967-ams-2014-00-rh64.tar.gz

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2. tar -xzvf ...TCAD/ams...tar.gz -C /eda/silvaco

Add and Manage Updates:
16962-TCAD_examples-2014-00.ssu
16963-str_files_for_std_examples-2014-00.ssu
3. Path
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/silvaco/bin
4. silvaco/bin/sflm -i
For rpc errors
-> yum install portmap, and then
/etc/init.d/rpcbind start
/eda/silvaco/bin/sflm -i
5. http://127.0.0.1:3162
5.1 register
6. deckbuild&;
[root@localhost rhel]# XView warning: Cannot load font '-sun-open look cursor-----*-*-*-*-*-*-sunolcursor-1' (Font
package)
XView warning: Unable to find OPEN LOOK cursor font (Cursor package)
XView warning: invalid object (not a pointer), xv_get
X Error: BadFont
Request Major code 94 ()
ResourceID 0x0
Error Serial #47
Current Serial #50
-> rhel: yum install xorg-x11-fonts-misc
7. In case, cd /eda/silvaco/bin/
./sflm -start
8. Start
8.1 deckbuild -an&/-as&
8.2 sman

Cadence Virtuoso IC615 on Linux (Ubuntu 15.04 i386)

System specification:
Cadence IC615 on Ubuntu 15.04 i386(released in 2015, VMWare Guest on Windows 7 Host)
1. VMwareTools
sudo vmware-install.pl
sudo vmware-config-tools.pl
2. Preliminary set-up
http://getglitched.com/?page_id=143
Follow only 'Setting up pre-requisites'
3. IC615 & MMSIM12 Install
Problem: Configure failed
Solution: Need to install xterm
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Figure 1. Cadence IC615 installation on Ubuntu 15.04.

4. Environment Variables: /home/host_name/.bashrc
5. sh patch for IC615/MMSIM12
6. virtuoso: command not found
Type this: source .bashrc

HSpice for Cadence IC615 on Linux (Ubuntu 15.04 i386) and Windows
32

Linux:
1. Unpack synopsys_installer (installer_v3.1.tar.Z)
2. Install packages
installer_v3.1
scl_v10.9.3
hspice_vH-2013.03-SP2
cscope_vJ-2015.03
cx_vH-2013.03-SP2
3. Update .bashrc for hspice and source .bashrc

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4. Update .bashrc (export CDS_LOAD_ENV=CSF) and .cdsinit (load("installdir/interface/HSPICE.ile") for

HSPICE-ADE interface. And source .bashrc -hspice
5. Error: (lmgrd) Can't make directory /usr/tmp/.flexlm
cd /usr
sudo ln -s /tmp tmp
Windows:
1. Packages
hspice_vH-2013.03-SP2_win on XP
CosmosScope_J-2015.03
cx_H-2013_03-SP2_windows
2. Environment Variables at System Properties/Advanced

Synopsys Sentaurus on Linux (Ubuntu 15.04 amd64)

1.Sentaurus packages
installer_v3.0
scl_v11.5
sentaurus_vH_2013.03
sentaurus_applications_library_vH_2013.03_common
2. set STDB to /home/ubt/STDB
3. Errors
3.1 bash: ../scl/linux/bin/lmgrd: No such file or directory
->sudo apt-get install lsb-core lsb-base
3.2 (lmgrd) Can't make directory /usr/tmp/.flexlm
->cd /usr
sudo ln -s /tmp tmp
3.3 /eda/synopsys/sentaurus/tcad/current/tecplot/linux/tecplot11/bin/tecplot.shared: error while loading shared
libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
-> install libstdc++5
4. Commands
swb&, GENESISe
devise
tecplot_ise
inspect:
error while loading shared libraries: libtiff.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
-> sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtiff.so.5 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3
error while loading shared libraries: libjpeg.so.62: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
-> install libjpeg62
Project/Operation/Run:
sprocess: error while loading shared libraries: libmp.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
->install libmp3-5.0.5-48.1.x86_64.rpm
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see http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/23600931/dir/centos_5/com/libmp3-5.0.5-48.1.x86_64.rpm.html
see http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/install-an-rpm-package-on-ubuntu-linux/
->sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/libmp.so.3 /usr/lib/libmp.so.3

Silvaco TCAD on Linux (RHEL 6.5 64bit) and Windows 32

RHEL 64:
See above
Windows:
1. Packages
16879-sflm-2014-00-win.exe
16884-tcad-2014-00-win.exe
16918-ams-2014-00-win.exe
2. Install tcad
3. Install ams

NanoSim/ HSIM/ CustomSim for Cadence IC615 on Linux (Ubuntu

15.04 i386)
1. Packages
xa_vH-2013.03-SP2_common.tar
xa_vH-2013.03-SP2_linux.tar
2. .bashrc
3. root@ubtcom:/eda/synopsys# xa&

VCS-mx on Linux (Ubuntu 15.04 i386)

1. Packages
vcs-mx_vI_2014.03_common.tar
vcs-mx_vI-2014.03_linux.tar
installer_v3.1
scl_v10.9.3
2. installer_v3.1
./setup.sh
3. scl_v10.9.3 at /eda/synopsys/scl
vcs-mx_vI at /eda/synopsys/vcs
4. .bashrc
5. dve&

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Ansys HFSS 15 on Windows 32/64

Zemax 2009 on Windows 32/64

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