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Sonnet User's Guide - Sonnet Software

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Chapter 6 Components<br />

connected to the metal in your circuit, are represented by a small rectangle. Component<br />

ports are only numbered when the Component model type is Ports Only.<br />

An example of a Component as it appears in the project editor is shown below.<br />

Physical Size<br />

Port<br />

Label<br />

Metal Polygon<br />

Open Polygon<br />

Edge<br />

Component Symbol<br />

Terminal Number<br />

Component<br />

Symbol<br />

Port<br />

Terminal<br />

Numbers<br />

This is the symbol which represents your Component in your project.<br />

The Component port defines the point at which the Component is connected to the<br />

circuit metal and must be attached to an open polygon edge. This point also serves<br />

as a reference plane for de-embedding the Component unless a reference plane is<br />

added for the port. There is one Component port for each terminal on the Component.<br />

Component ports are modeled using co-calibrated internal ports. For more<br />

information on co-calibrated ports, please see “Co-calibrated Internal Ports,”<br />

page 70.<br />

Terminal numbers identify the physical pin on your Component connected to the<br />

corresponding Component port.<br />

Components may have an unlimited number of terminals, with the exception of<br />

those Components which use the Ideal Component model, since the available ideal<br />

components are limited to two terminals. Terminals and/or ports are numbered<br />

in the order in which they are added to your circuit and may be modified after the<br />

Component is added to your circuit.<br />

Label<br />

Open<br />

Polygon<br />

Edge<br />

The label is user-defined text which identifies the Component in your circuit. Each<br />

Component label in a project must be unique.<br />

Component ports may be placed only on open polygon edges. You may use a reference<br />

plane to control how much, if any, of your circuit metal is also de-embedded<br />

in addition to the Component. For more information, see “Reference Planes,”<br />

page 91.<br />

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