sentaurus training workbench

TCADSentaurusTutorialfile:///C|/Users/skylie/Desktop/Sentaurus_Training/swb/swb_menu.html[2010/10/819:57:47]SentaurusWorkbenchSentaurusWorkbenchistheprimarygraphicalfrontendthatintegratesTCADSentaurussimulationtoolsintooneenvironment.Itisusedtodesign,organize,andrunsimulations.ThismoduleisabasicintroductiontothefeaturesofSentaurusWorkbench.SectionTime1.GettingStarted15minutes2.RunningProjects30minutes3.CreatingProjects30minutes4.BuildingMultipleExperiments30minutes5.MiscellaneousFeatures20minutesCopyright©2010Synopsys,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TCADSentaurusTutorialfile:///C|/Users/skylie/Desktop/Sentaurus_Training/swb/swb_a.html[2010/10/819:57:48]SentaurusWorkbench1.GettingStarted1.1Overview1.2StartingSentaurusWorkbench1.3AttachingProjectDirectoriesObjectivesTopresentanoverviewofSentaurusWorkbench.1.1OverviewSentaurusWorkbenchistheprimarygraphicalfrontendthatintegratesTCADSentaurussimulationtoolsintooneenvironment.Itisusedthroughoutthesemiconductorindustrytodesign,organize,andrunsimulations.Simulationsareorganizedcomprehensivelyintoprojects.SentaurusWorkbenchautomaticallymanagestheinformationflow,whichincludespreprocessinguserinputfiles,parameterizingprojects,settingupandexecutingtoolinstances,andvisualizingresults.SentaurusWorkbenchallowsyoutodefineparametersandvariablestoruncomprehensiveparametricanalyses.Theresultingdatacanbeusedwithstatisticalandspreadsheettools.1.2StartingSentaurusWorkbenchBeforestartingSentaurusWorkbench,youmustsettheSTDBenvironmentvariable.Thisvariablecanbesettoanydirectorypathwhereyouhavewriteaccess.Itisrecommendedtousealocationwithampleamountofdiskspace.Inthismodule,asubdirectorycalledDBunderyourhomedirectoryisusedastheSTDBdirectory.TocreatesuchadirectoryandsettheenvironmentvariableSTDB,usethefollowingUNIXcommands:mkdir/home/your_login/DBsetenvSTDB/home/your_login/DBorifyouareusingbash:mkdir/home/your_login/DBexportSTDB=/home/your_login/DBTCADSentaurusTutorialfile:///C|/Users/skylie/Desktop/Sentaurus_Training/swb/swb_a.html[2010/10/819:57:48]Then,tostartSentaurusWorkbench,type:swb&Figure1.MainwindowofSentaurusWorkbench.(Clickimageforfull-sizeview.)WhenSentaurusWorkbenchislaunched,itlooksattheSTDBenvironmentvariableandlistsitscontentsintheProjectspane(seeFigure1,blueborder).Inaddition,iftheSentaurusApplicationsLibrarypackageisinstalled,theApplications_LibraryalsoappearsinSentaurusWorkbench(seeFigure1,redborder).TheApplications_LibrarycontainsvariousexamplesthatillustratehowtouseSentaurustools,aswellasallexamplesusedinthistraining.TheApplicationsLibrarypackagecanbedownloadedandinstalledwithSentaurusbinariesbythepersonadministeringthesoftwareinstallation.ValidSentaurusWorkbenchprojectshavetheiconprecedingthenameofthefolderorproject.1.3AttachingProjectDirectoriesInadditiontodisplayingtheprojectswithinthe$STDBdirectory,projectslocatedelsewherecanbeattached(thatis,displayedasread-onlyprojects)tothedisplayedlist:1.EditAttachRoot.2.Selecttherequiredprojectdirectory.Thisprocedurecanberepeatedtoattachuptofiveprojectdirectories.Projectsunderanyoftheattachedrootscannotbeexecutedbytheuser;theymustfirstbecopiedtoadirectoryunderthe$STDBdirectory.Todetachaprojectdirectory:TCADSentaurusTutorialfile:///C|/Users/skylie/Desktop/Sentaurus_Training/swb/swb_a.html[2010/10/819:57:48]1.Selecttherequiredprojectdirectory.2.EditDetachRoot.Onlyattachedrootscanbedetached.Theprojectsinthe$STDBenvironmentcannotbedetached,buttheycanbedeletedpermanently.NotethatwhenexitingSentaurusWorkbench,allattachedrootsaredetachedautomatically.Ifsomedirectoriesneedtoremainalwaysattached,useEditUserPreferences(F12)MiscellaneousAttachedRootsonStartUptospecifysuchdirectories.Section1of5|backtotop|nextsectionCopyright©2010Synopsys,Inc.Allrightsreserved.TCADSentaurusTutorialfile:///C|/Users/skylie/Desktop/Sentaurus_Training/swb/swb_b.html[2010/10/819:57:48]SentaurusWorkbench2.RunningProjects2.1OpeningSentaurusWorkbenchProjects2.2UnderstandingNodeColors2.3CleaningUpProjectDirectories2.4RunningProjects2.5SelectingNodes2.6DisplayingNodeInformation2.7ViewingOutputResults2.8DeletingProjectsObjectivesTorunaSentaurusWorkbenchproject.2.1OpeningSentaurusWorkbenchProjectsForthispartofthemodule,theprojectSWB_nmoswillbeused.ItisintheApplications_LibraryunderGettingStarted/SWB_nmos.Locateandselectthisprojectintheprojectsbrowser.Then,EditCopy(Ctrl+C)andEditPaste(Ctrl+V)tocopytheprojectunderthe$STDBdirectoryorasubdirectoryofit.Then,double-clickthecopyoftheprojectunder$STDB.Thisopenstheprojectanditappearsintherightpaneofthemainwindow(seeFigure1).TCADSentaurusTutorialfile:///C|/Users/skylie/Desktop/Sentaurus_Training/swb/swb_b.html[2010/10/819:57:48]Figure1.MainwindowofSentaurusWorkbenchshowingtoolflow,parameters,andsimulationnodes(blackborder).(Clickimageforfull-sizeview.)Thetoolflowreferstothesequenceofsimulationtoolsandtheirassociatedinputfiles.IntheSWB_nmosexample,theseareSentaurusProcess,SentaurusStructureEditor,SentaurusDevice,andInspectasseeninFigure1.Belowthetoolflow,thecorrespondingsimulationnodes[n1],[n2],andsoonarelisted.(Ift