CPM Model Support

The Pin Connectivity window allows you to automatically connect CPM (Chip Power Model) components to existing components. Complete these steps to use this feature.

  1. Load or generate a model containing a component with pins that can be connected to a CPM component.For fastest pin-matching, ensure the model component’s pins possess names that correspond to the pins specified by the CPM component. If the pin names do not match, the Automated CPM Chip Connection attempts to match pins geometrically. When these models are created, they behave like SPICE models and have regular symbols in the schematic, but the corresponding footprints in the layout show the positions of the pins specified in the CPP (Chip Package Placement) header.

  2. To place a CPM component, open the Component Libraries window, click the Symbols area, and click Import Models.

  3. From the area, select the CPM icon to open the Import Components window. After that, follow the procedure for importing Spice components (See SPICE Library Support).

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Automated CPM Chip Connection And Placement