Appendix

Synopsys Sentaurus TCAD 2014 Version

Software Installation and Environmental
Settings

This is about the introduction of the latest Synopsys Sentaurus TCAD 2014 version
(http://www.synopsys.com/tools/tcad/Pages/default.aspx) Copyright © 2015
Synopsys, Inc. The later version installation is similar. This simulation software
(Sentaurus TCAD) can only be executed in Linux operating system, so this chapter
will start with instructions on how to establish a Linux operating system environ-
ment under Windows environment following the sequence as shown below:
1. Downloading and installation of VMware Workstation.
2. Installation steps of VMware Workstation.
3. Installation of Synopsys Sentaurus TCAD software.
Although the installation illustration has some Chinese characters, we explain in
English in all figure captions.
The first thing is about the recommendations for professional accessories of
simulation PC host:

CPU Memory Hard Graphics card

processor drive
Recommended accessories Intel i7 and 32G or 2T or Independent
above above above graphics card
Minimum requirement of Intel i7 16G 1T Independent
accessories graphics card

1. Downloading and installation of VMware Workstation

VMware Workstation (Copyright © 2015 VMware, Inc.) is a set of software
which allows multiple operating systems to be executed on the same PC, while each
operating system is equipped with an independent emulator just like an independent
PC. Not only that, another version of the same operating system can be installed on
the emulator without the need for additional hard drive partitioning; in addition, the
virtual drive can be established in a portable hard drive or on a server, or even in a
hard drive partition if necessary.
VMware Workstation can be used in conjunction with latest hardware to
establish server in virtual machine and to establish desktop computer environmental

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platform. Users will be allow to user multiple operating systems, including Linux,
Windows or any other operating system on the same computer to execute appli-
cation programs without the need for rebooting.
2. Installation steps of VMware Workstation

Step 1: Select [Create a New Virtual Machine]. (copyright © 2015 VMware, Inc).

Step 2: Select [Typical].

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Step 3: Select the image of [CentOS-6.4]. This is because TCAD 2014 version can
only be executed in Linux operating system.

Step 4: Select [Linux].

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Step 5: Keep the original default value and directly go to the next step.

Step 6: Select the size of hard drive to be split for the Virtual Machine. The
recommended size is more than 100 GB.
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Step 7: Select [Customize Hardware] to enter the step of customized parameter

setting.

Step 8: The recommended memory is 16 GB or above.

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Step 9: Select [processor]. This step is mainly for determine (1) How many cores of
CPU are to be assigned to this Virtual Machine; (2) How many threads per core are
to be assigned to this Virtual Machine? The partition in this step should be in
accordance with computer specification. A greater portion assigned to this Virtual
Machine will accelerate the simulation.

Step 10: Press [Finish] after the setting is completed.

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Step 11: Start [Virtual Machine] to begin with the installation of CentOS system.

Step 12: Press [Enter] upon entering this page. The user can install newest version
in CentOS website.
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Step 13: Press [Install] to start the installation.

Step 14: Press [Next] in CentOS system to enter the installation setting menu.
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Step 15: Setting the language of installation, in this installation using Chinese.

Step 16: Setting the language of installation.

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Step 17: Select [Basic Storage Device].

Step 18: Select [Abandon Data].

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Step 19: Name the host computer.

Step 20: Select region (Taipei or USA), then go next setp.

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Step 21: Enter root password and confirm, then go next setp.

Step 22: Select [Use the available space] in the next step just to be safe, and then go
next setp.
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Step 23: Start the installation of CentOS.

Step 24: SET F to restart CentOS once after successful installation.

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Step 25: Enter F [Name and Password].

Step 26: [Select Time]. This time must be consistent with the actual time of the
moment otherwise there might be malfunction. Or the synchronization via the
Internet can also be selected.
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Step 27: Click select [Start kdump(E)] and then push complete bottom.

Step 28: The [Display] on the System Preference Menu can be selected to change
the screen resolution. The time on the upper right corner of the screen must be
changed to the local time, or TCAD will not function normally.
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3. Synopsys Sentaurus TCAD software installation

Step 29: Install all files required by TCAD_2014:

(1) installer_v3.1.tar.Z
(2) sentaurus_vj_2014.09_common.tar
(3) sentaurus_vj_2014.09_amd64.tar
All aforementioned files can be accessed via FTP connection to (1) Synopsys;
(2) National Center of High-Performance Computing of all countries. For example:
National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC) of Taiwan at https://
www.nchc.org.tw/tw/, where three files will be saved in the same folder.
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Step 30: Right click the desktop and select [open in Terminal] to access the terminal
and type [cd /home/lab203/tcad1] (© Synopsys, InC).

Step 31: Type [tar zxcv installer_v3.1.tar.Z] for decompression.

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Step 32: Type [./installer-gui] after completion of decompression to start the

installation of graphic interface.

Step 33: Press [Start] to start the installation.

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Step 34: Press [Next] to keep the default setting.

Step 35: Press [Next] to keep the default setting.

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Step 36: Press [Next] to keep the default setting.

Step 37: Press [Next] to keep the default setting.

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Step 38: Press [Next] to keep the default setting.

Step 39: Select Red Hat or SUSE in accordance with the version of Linux before
pressing [Next].
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Step 40: This step should be changed to home to avoid any problem.

Step 41: The next step is for setting environmental variables. The first thing is to
switch to root account.
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Step 42: Enter root as the ID and password and press Login, and then press Close
on the popped up window.

Step 43: Press Search File.

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Step 44: Search for [profile] and then open this file.

Step 45: The two lines at the bottom should be added. The path for TCAD
installation should be entered as the path, and those following/bin will not be
changed. Press Save on the top bar after this step is completed.
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Step 46: Leave the root account and return to the original account. Access the
terminal and type source/etc/profile.

Step 47: And then type export |grep LM_LICENSE_FILE and export |grep PATH
to verify the correctness of environmental variables.
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Step 48: Enter swb& to start the program.

Step 49: Select proper location for saved file, and it can be a self-defined folder.
And then press OK to start the simulation program.