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This wiki provides information for students taking IC design courses at the University of Delaware and using ECE Virtual Machines (VMs) for their class work. The courses are listed here and the course material is available on Canvas.

Remote Access Setup

Analog integrated circuit (IC) design courses at UD require extensive use of Cadence Design Tools in the CentOS Linux environment.

Please use the following steps to access Electronic Design and Automation (EDA) tools on your on-campus or off-campus PC:

Request an EECIS Linux account.
Setup Remote Access to use Cadence Software

Cadence Setup for UD IC Design Courses

EDA Tool Setup for CPEG 424/624: Analog IC Design

Cadence Tutorials

Cadence Tutorials for UD Analog IC Design Courses
CMOSEdu tutorials (from Prof. Baker's CMOS book) can be found here.

Quick Links

Logins and Passwords

Use your UD login and password for the VPN. For VPN-related issues contact UD IT
Use your EECIS login for logging into the Linux VMs. This is different from your UD login/password. In case of login issues see EECIS troubleshooting.

X2Go Help

X2Go Client to access Linux VMs.

SSH X11 Forwarding Help

SSH X11 to forward graphics display over ssh.

Linux Help

An overview of CentOS Linux commands is here. You can also download the Linux Command Cheat Sheet
How to use a text editor in Linux.
Help on killing a non-responsive process is here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Linux FAQs

Cadence FAQs

Spectre FAQs

180nm CMOS Process Information

On Semi C5 Process Information

Comments

Please feel free to report bugs on this site and mail your suggestions to vsaxena AT udel DOT edu