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Figure 101: Ring Oscillator Testbench Circuit<br />

From the ring oscillator testbench window, you can simulate the circuit by using SAE as noted in<br />

part 3 of the tutorial. To open SAE, go to Tools SAE from the schematics window and setup<br />

the simulation for a transient analysis and plot the voltages for the VIO1, VIO2, VIO3, VIO4,<br />

and VIO5 voltages.<br />

Side Notes for Using Convergence Aids to Initialize Voltages:<br />

Also note that it may be helpful to give a wire in the circuit an initial voltage before running<br />

simulation. This particular setup applies to circuits such as a five stage ring oscillator circuit<br />

shown in figure 102. In addition to the setup noted in part 3 for SAE, before running the<br />

simulation, go to Setup Convergence Aids in the SAE window.<br />

San Francisco State University Nano‐electronics and Computing Research Lab 95

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