Synopsys WaveView: The high-performance graphical waveform viewer for analog & digital simulation analysis. Debug and verify circuit behavior with advanced visualization.

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Synopsys WaveView | Advanced Waveform Viewer for Simulation Analysis

Synopsys WaveView: Advanced Waveform Analysis and Debug

Synopsys WaveView is a high-performance, graphical waveform viewer integrated within the Synopsys Custom Design Platform. It is the primary tool for engineers to visualize, analyze, and debug the results of circuit simulations from tools like HSPICE, FineSim, and Custom Sim, enabling deep insight into analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit behavior.

Key Features & Capabilities

1. High-Performance Waveform Visualization

• Fast Data Loading: Efficiently handles large, complex waveform datasets from post-layout and transistor-level simulations.

• Intuitive Graphical Interface: Provides a user-friendly environment for plotting signals, creating bus displays, and organizing multiple waveforms for comparison.

2. Powerful Analysis and Measurement Tools

• Advanced Calculators: Includes built-in calculators for performing mathematical operations on waveforms (e.g., derivatives, integrals, FFT) and extracting key performance metrics (e.g., gain, bandwidth, phase margin).

• Precise Cursors & Markers: Allows for accurate time and voltage measurements directly on the waveforms.

3. Seamless Integration and Debugging

• Tight Integration with HSPICE: Launches directly from the simulation environment, automatically loading results for immediate analysis.

• Cross-Probing with Schematics: Allows engineers to click on a node in the schematic to highlight its waveform in WaveView, and vice-versa, dramatically speeding up the debug process.

4. Support for Standard Formats

• Compatibility: Supports standard waveform database formats, ensuring flexibility within various design flows.