User Guide

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the PSpice Optimizer
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Chapter Overview
This chapter describes in general terms how to complete any
task using the PSpice Optimizer, including:
• How to activate the PSpice Optimizer and load a design,
page 3-2
.
• How to interact with the PSpice Optimizer window,
page 3-5
.
• How to add and edit optimization parameters, page 3-10.
• How to add and edit goals and constraints, page 3-13.
• How to measure and optimize performance, page 3-18.
• How to explore design tradeoffs, page 3-20.
• How to generate result summaries including Lagrange
multipliers and derivative values, page 3-26
.
• How to finalize the design: standardize component values,
save results, and back-annotate the schematic, page 3-26
.