Getting Started Tutorial
This tutorial provides you with an overview of using Sonnet by walking you through a simple example. It has been specially designed for first-time Sonnet users or for those who have not recently used Sonnet. It should take about 20 to 30 minutes to complete.
The circuit you will be creating is a simple rectangular spiral inductor. It includes an underpass with vias connecting main spiral metal to the underpass metal. A 2D and 3D view of the final circuit are shown below.
This circuit used in this tutorial was chosen for its simplicity in teaching the basics of using Sonnet. Sonnet can analyze circuits much more complex than the circuit used in this tutorial.
Contents of the Tutorial
The tutorial is divided into the following sections. You may skip any section if you are already familiar with the contents of that section. Files are provided for each section in case you skipped a section.
- Circuit Settings: You set up the settings of your project, including setting up the dielectric and metal stackup. The resulting project may also be used as a template for importing a DXF or GDSII file.
- Geometry Layout: You enter the geometry of the circuit. You are given a choice of importing a DXF or GDSII file, or using the Project Editor to draw the circuit geometry.
- Finalize: You finalize your project, making it ready to be analyzed by the EM solver.
- Analyze: You analyze your project with the EM solver.
- Graph: You create a graph of the inductance and Q-factor of the spiral inductor.
- Current Density: You view the current density of your circuit.
You may use the Prev and Next buttons at the bottom of each page of the tutorial to go to the previous and next page of the tutorial.