Release Notes

The Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) is the industry standard platform for DC and High Frequency measurement and modeling of semiconductor devices. For general information about IC-CAP, refer to the Keysight EEsof product page at http://www.keysight.com/find/eesof-products.

This document describes new features, functionality, fixed issues and known issues in IC-CAP 2016.01. It also includes documentation changes and provides workarounds for defects wherever possible. For more information on known issues in IC-CAP 2016.01, or to report a new issue, refer to the Keysight EEsof Knowledge Center at: https://edasupportweb.software.keysight.com/.

To download IC-CAP 2016.01, visit the Keysight EEsof Knowledge Center website: http://www.keysight.com/find/eesof-iccap-latest-downloads.

To install IC-CAP 2016.01 in minimal steps, refer to IC-CAP Quick Install and License Setup.

To install licenses for IC-CAP 2016.01 through IC-CAP 2016.01 License Tools, refer to IC-CAP Licensing.

IC-CAP 2016.01 HF2 Release Notes

New Features in 2016.01 HF2

Flicker Noise simulations with Eldo now return units of V/sqrt(Hz), In the original implementation released in 2016.01 HF1, it returned units of V^2/Hz. If you require the old behavior please use ELDO_SQUARE_NOISE, or SIM_USE_SQUARED_NOISE_UNITS.
All simulators can now return equivalent input noise during a flicker noise simulation. To simulate equivalent input noise, you must specify a single 'N' output that is *not* at the AC reference as usual, but also add a 2^nd 'N' output with the same nodes as defined by your AC input definition. While hpeesofsim does not require an AC input to simulate output noise, you must add one in order to acquire equivalent input noise if desired.
In an effort to allow normalized extraction routines for noise, a new variable 'SIM_USE_SQUARED_NOISE_UNITS' has been added in addition to HPEESOFSIM_SQUARE_NOISE, SPECTRE_SQUARE_NOISE, or ELDO_SQUARE_NOISE. SIM_USE_SQUARED_NOISE_UNITS takes precedence over the latter 3 variables. If it is True/1/Yes, it has the same effect as having the latter 3 all set. If it is False/0/No, then all simulations return units of V/sqrt(Hz), regardless of the native simulation units of the simulator.

If none of these variables are set, IC-CAP will collect the units natively returned by the simulator.

Only hpeesofsim, spectre, and eldo natively return V/sqrt(Hz), so you can turn these to V^2/Hz individually by setting HPEESOFSIM_SQUARE_NOISE, SPECTRE_SQUARE_NOISE, or ELDO_SQUARE_NOISE, but these are now deprecated in favor of SIM_USE_SQUARED_NOISE_UNITS.

If you want all simulations to be uniform, set SIM_USE_SQUARED_NOISE_UNITS either True or False, and IC-CAP will either square or take the sqrt() of the native results as required to return the units desired.
IC-CAP can now control the B1513C plugin for B1505 but is limited to the features present in the B1513B
It has been possible to use the iccap_func "Set Table Field Value" command (or equivalent Python command) to include a newline in a plot Header/Footer. Doing so results in the plot displaying more than one line of text at the header/footer. However, this makes the Plot page display odd and cannot be easily edited. Also, once saved, lines beyond the first are lost. The header and footer will now scan for octal codes as is done in GUI Studio. By specifying \012 for a newline, you can get the desired plot while allowing the field to be saved in the file and represented properly on the plot page GUI. The double quote would also cause problems while saving, but can now be included in header/footer with \042.
The complex math in PEL (and within plot expressions or the 'Equation' function) has been improved to work properly across a larger range of the valid domain for the functions without causing a floating point exception. Functions like tanh, exp, log, etc.will still cause a floating-point exception if the result is NAN or INF, but otherwise will quietly calculate underflow results, and will do a better job of properly calculating such values in general.
Added capability to perform sampling mode measurements with 4155 and 4156 instruments.
New variable DISABLE_UNITS_AFTER_MEAS is supported for B1500 to give user control to disable all units when the measurement is complete.
Additional control over the units involved in a measurements has been added for the B1500 family of instruments. This control allows the user to disable units not involve in the measurement, specify the order they are zeroed, and either disable/zero units at the end of a measurement, or leave them at the last power in anticipation of MEASURE_FAST . Currently support across all instruments is incomplete

Measurement control variables for supporting instruments:

	B1505 With Super Units	E527X	B29XX	HP415X	N67XX
MEASURE_FAST
MEASURE_FAST_LEVEL	-		-	-	-
NO_ZEROING	X			-
UNIT_ORDER_ON		*		*
UNIT_ORDER_OFF	*
DISABLE_UNITS_AFTER_MEAS	X	X	-	X	-

- For HP415X, UNIT_ORDER_ON is only available when “Use User Sweep” is set to YES
- For E527X, UNIT_ORDER_ON is only available when “Use User Sweep” is set to No
- For B1505 with Super Units, UNIT_ORDER_OFF works fine, but non-used units are also zeroed

'-' : not relevant

'X’ : cannot be used for the purpose

Bug Fixes in 2016.01 HF2

Fixed crash when certain changes in numbers of mdm files when using the Mos Modling toolkits (Bsim3, Bsim4, Bsimsoi4, Hisim_hv, Hisim2, Psp).
Repaired problem while trying to change temperature when only RF devices exist in a project while using the Mos Modling toolkits (Bsim3, Bsim4, Bsimsoi4, Hisim_hv, Hisim2, Psp).
Fixed problem in the calculation of Total Points for Log sweeps when loading a project with RF devices into the Mos Modling toolkits (Bsim3, Bsim4, Bsimsoi4, Hisim_hv, Hisim2, Psp).
Fixed reading pulsed measurements with B2912 when 'Use User Sweep' is Yes.
Fixed proper setting of pulse base value with B2912 when 'Use User Sweep' is No.
Bug fix in HiSIm *.va files during Cox vs Vgb simulation.
Fixed plot object in Python to recognize "# of Traces" field and data fields beyond 8.
Fix plots to recognize changes to autoscale while the plot is not displayed. Now users can use "CreateImage" while turning Autoscale on or off first without having to open the plot.
Added code to IC-CAP startup on Linux to request a maximum stack size to avoid stack overflow errors that might arise.
Fixed condensed tuners so that the sliders properly vary the parameter values.

Known Issues in 2016.01 HF2

The documentation for system variable ICCAP_SHOW_CONDENSED_TUNER is incorrect in the shipped manual. The documented name (ICCAP_USE_CONDENSED_TUNER) does not work. This has been repaired for the online documentation, but the doc shipped with the product is still incorrect.
For B1505, if you perform a measurement from a setup and then change MEASURE_FAST from No to Yes, the next measurement must be from a different setup than the one performed prior to the variable change or an error message will result. To avoid the issue, always ensure that the next setup measured after changing MEASURE_FAST from No to Yes is different than the last measurement taken. If you do receive the error, simply measure a different setup and then return to the setup desired.
DISABLE_USED_UNITS does not affect B1505, 4155/4156, or E5270
E5270 acquires wrong measurement data with UNIT_ORDER_ON variable when 'Use User Sweep' is Yes
Units not required for a measurement are also zeroed when using E5270
White space in UNIT_ORDER_ON variable acquires incorrectly measured data with E5270
The following issue may be observed when making measurements that use the B1505 accessory units DHCSMU, UHC,HVMCU, UHV, or the N1258A Module Selector

Non-used units will still be zeroed during measurements along with the units in use.
CMU will be enabled, even if it is not required for the measurement
DISABLE_UNITS_AFTER_MEAS variable will not disable all units
NO_ZERORING feature does not work

What's New

New Features in 2016.01

64-bit support for Windows 7/8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x and 6.x.
New License Module integration 2015.05.
Added a system variable, ICCAP_USE_CONDENSED_TUNER, which allows additional tuners to be visible at once when invoked from ‘Tune Fast’ or ‘Tune Slow’ in a transform optimizer or plot optimizer. By default, the value is set to False. When the value is set to True (T, 1, Y, True Yes, etc.), the tuner elements appear in a single line in the order: parameter, slider, value, min, max. For more information, see Performing an Optimization .
Added six functions — abs_range, custom_abs_range, rel_range, custom_rel_range, man_range, and custom_man_range returning specialized data, which plots recognize as range traces. Range traces visualize a minimum and maximum range for each point. You can also access this information from IC-CAP application via Tools > Functions.
Added E4990 driver.
Binary Search capability added to 407x/408x and B1500.
New System variable PLOTOPT_AUTORAISE_PLOTS can be set to false to stop default behavior of raising plots during optimization from the plot optimizer. For information, see Defining System Variables.
Support for E5061B Network Analyzer.

Enhancements in 2016.01

BSIMSOI model updated to version 4.5.0.
HiSIM HV model updated to version 2.20 and 2.30.
HiSIM2 model updated to version 2.8.0.
PSP model updated to version 103.3.0.
B1511B modules now recognized by B1500.
Resolved issue for optimization ranges with both Min and Max negative and more than 3 orders of magnitude difference. No longer Fatal Optimization Errors.
Issue with calling SaveImage and CreateImage on plots is resolved. The saved image now correctly reflects the autoscale/manual scale state without opening the plot first.

Fixed ICCAP_MAX_VIS_TUNERS issue, so setting the value greater than 8 will have a visible effect. Enhanced ICCAP_MAX_VIS_TUNERS to adjust to the screen height by setting to a large value (e. 100).

This might not work in all environments, as the screen height detection presumes a particular font size. If used and the tuners appear taller than the screen it may be impossible to press the OK/Cancel buttons. In this case, set the value of ICCAP_MAX_VIS_TUNERS to a number that works for your environment.

Introduced ICCAP_MAX_VIS_CONDENSED_TUNERS equivalent to ICCAP_MAX_VIS_TUNERS, for use when System Variable ICCAP_USE_CONDENSED_TUNER value is set as True. The overall height of a condensed tuner is much less than a standard tuner, the same value cannot be applied equally to both styles.

This is a configuration variable to be placed in your iccap.cfg file. For more information, refer Customization and Configuration.
The ‘# depend:’ directive in Python now work for capitalized IC-CAP Inputs/outputs/transforms.
Fixed problem when $var statements in circuit pages not evaluating the correct value when calling File > Export > Extracted Deck.
Measurements with a negative bias step will now work properly with Keithley 4200 SCS.

DynaFET modules are fully functional and verified. For more information, see DynaFET Modeling.

ALC software is a part of DynaFEt flow that controls the acquisition of large signal data with the Keysight Non-Linear Vector Analyzer, a special version of the PNA-X. ALC works in conjunction with the DynaFET extraction package in IC-CAP, therefore, it is available only as a component of the Keysight DynaFET Measurement and Modeling System.

High Frequency Noise simulations are available for both the ADS Simulator and HSPICE.
Multiport simulations now work for both the ADS Simulator and HSPICE.
Instruments in the E5270 and B1500 families can now measure substantially faster when using MEASURE_FAST system variable. If unexpected problems arise (often possible due to cable length, firmware versions, or other environmental factors), a new system variable MEASURE_FAST_LEVEL may be used to choose a less aggressive speedup. IC-CAP 2014.04 HF3 and earlier is equivalent to MEASURE_FAST_LEVEL 1, while HF4 uses MEASURE_FAST_LEVEL 4 by default.
B1500 pulsed log sweeps no longer requires user mode and is fast now.
N5235A PNA-L Network Analyzer is now supported.
Levenberg optimizer now works better when parameters are near zero and range crosses zero.
New right-click menu in new test plan run controller now allows selection of only devices with NOK or No (N/A) Result. Also any measurement with Warnings may be selected.
PSPICE is now supported internally without the need for an OSI module. The new link provides substantial simulation speed improvement over the OSI module. See PSPICE Simulator documentation.
DataPro now offers correlation scatter plots for PT Data. Select 'Correlation' tab on outlier selection Plot when PT output is selected. For more information see, Collecting Device Data from MDM or Database.
Spaces now allowed in option and notes columns for Waferpro subsites. To view the enhancement, see Block and Subsites Definition.
Results column now visible in new Test Plan Run Controller for easier selection. To view the enhancement, see Test Plan Run.
Characterization Step field of Sequence control now provides drop down list of possible options. To view the enhancement, see Sequence Control.

Issues Fixed in 2016.01

B29XX pulsed measurement limits corrected.
Allowed current range for 407x/408x updated.
407x/408x handles higher order LIST, LIN and LOG sweeps properly now.
Fixed crash when deleting setup that was simulated with a circuit $var() and then resimulating with a new setup.
Fixed problem where ICCAP_ERROR_CALLBACK intermittantly reports incorrect line number.
Improved handling of CSV files in Waferpro.
Temperature sweeps for Eldo and HSPICE now work properly.
Changing Program to Program2 or Python folowed by a click into the editor window no longer crashes IC-CAP.
Pausing Waferpro run and restarting no longer request an additional license.
Problems with the 4155/4156 instrument driver have been resolved so that all requested currents are now properly measured and good performance is achieved without needing to use the HP415X_ENABLE_SPEEDUP variable that was introduced in IC-CAP 2014.04 2014.04 HF4.
WaferPro Routines, Drivers, and examples are updated.

Issues Fixed for Licensing in 2016.01

On windows, a possible Administrator privilege issue preventing the automatic restarting of the FlexFNP license server program, lmgrd after the PC comes out of the hibernation mode has been fixed. The License Setup Wizard will automatically restart the server without any user intervention.

Known Issues

Problem	Solution
IC-CAP runs child processes named `cygpath.exe` and `sh.exe`. On Windows 7, these processes appear as minimized console windows (similar to cmd prompt) in your task bar. If you restore these windows, a black window may appear.	It is recommend to ignore these windows and keep them minimized as they are required for proper functioning of IC-CAP. If you close these windows, IC-CAP will open these windows again at a later time.
On Linux, the Save Image option may fail for JPG and some other graphics file formats.	The solution is to replace the convert found under $ICCAP_ROOT/ImageMagick/bin folder with the convert from /usr/bin folder. An example command is `cp /usr/bin/convert $ICCAP_ROOT/ImageMagick/bin/convert`.
Optimizer check buttons column often appear too wide when viewing Optimizer Parameter Tables saved from earlier versions of IC-CAP.	NA
When passing variable table values to another transform/macro using GET_INT, it is better to pass val(varname) rather than varname as there is a problem properly dereferencing the variable. It is dereferenced in the context of the get_int() call, not the iccap_func call. This problem will be repaired in a future release.	NA
If you use DYNAMIC_MULTIPLOT_MODE in multiplots, autoscale behavior may be affected. Normally all plots within a multiplot have a separate scaling setting from one multiplot to another or when viewed as a single plot. This allows you to place the same plot twice in a multiplot with different manual scaling settings or have the same plot in 2 multiplots, one autoscaled and the other manual scaled or any such combination. The DYNAMIC_MULTIPLOT_MODE causes the scaling presented in a multiplot to be identical to that displayed in the single plot. If you change the scaling in the multiplot, it will change the default scaling also for when viewing the single plot. But there is currently a problem when changing the the scaling properties from the multiplot. The scaling saved to the single plot becomes incorrect leading to unpredictable results.	Open the single plot and set the scaling as desired, once this is done, the plots will open as expected in the multiplot.
It was found that opening/closing thousands of plots in an session may cause the IC-CAP process to grow and ultimately crash.	NA
When using WaferPro, selecting "Display Plot During Execution" to "Yes" may result into a blank plot window when trying to resize the plot. This will not affect the data collection.	Set the value to "No" and view the results by clicking on the device measurement lines in the log window.
When viewing plots on multiplot, sometimes symbol size is inconsistent. This may affect the quality of the plot for documentation/publishing purposes.	NA
When displaying to a remote display from Linux (Specifically Cygwin Xwin or Exceed onDemand) you may observe substantial performance problems on the Model window when selecting setups.	Setting environment variable `QT_GRAPHICSSYSTEM=native` before launching IC-CAP should improve the performance. Some systems may see further improvement by setting `EESOF_REMOTE_DISPLAY_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE=1`.
You may observe performance issue during WaferPro Test Plan Run on Windows platform, as compared to IC-CAP 2013.01 release.	If IC-CAP 2013.01 is installed on your machine, set `ICCAP_CPP_PATH=c:\agilent\iccap_2013_01\bin\icpp` in the $HOME\ICCONFIG file.
Invoking IC-CAP 2014.04 or 2013.01 on windows after installing the new 2015.05 licensing module that comes with IC-CAP 2016.01 may repeatedly ask for bundle usage and not remember the selection.	Either answer the question each time you invoke older versions, or look for Registry Keys ICCAP_PRODSEL_AUTOSTART and ICCAP_PRODSEL_PREVIOUS that define your default bundle for Licensing 2015.05 under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Agilent\EEsof License Configuration and under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Keysight\EEsof License Configuration. Copy the values of these two keys to new keys in the same location named IC-CAP_PRODSEL_AUTOSTART and IC-CAP_PRODSEL_PREVIOUS.
Under certain conditions you may observe the following message, while opening a plot. However, the plot will appear correctly despite of the message. SB: VDC of size zero is not allowed	Ignore the messages.

Documentation

Problem Solution

If IC-CAP help does not show any content, throws an error, or does not display any search results.

Close the help and delete the contents of the following directory:

On Windows 7: C:\Users\<Windows_Login_ID>\AppData\Local\Keysight\Help

Simulation

- Segment Sweep with Noise analysis is not creating the correct netlist for the ADS simulator.
- Simulating to ADS 2014.01 or later requires IC-CAP 2014.04 or newer version. Older versions of IC-CAP cannot work with ADS 2014.01 and beyond.
- When performing ADS simulations with Verilog-A references using ADS 2014 and IC-CAP 2014.04 on linux, ensure to set the environment variable, ADS_LICESNE_FILE, to reference your IC-CAP license file before launching IC-CAP. Without this setting, ADS will be unable to properly compile *.va files for simulation.
- ADS simulations to IC-CAP 2016.01 are now performed in the $HOME/hpeesof/iccap_ads/data directory and not in the current working directory. Although, it does not affect most simulations, if you direct ADS to load a file relative to the current working directory with the assumption that current working directory will be the same as IC-CAP, this will no longer work for simulations to ADS 2016.01. Please modify such netlists to refer to the full path of the file that ADS must access.

Installation

Problem Solution

On Windows systems, if you have installed a pre-released version of IC-CAP and then try to install the current version or a newer version of the IC-CAP release, you can get the warning stating 'Previous Version Detected' even through you have uninstall the current version properly.

To get past the 'Previous Version Detected' message while installing, you need to delete the .com.zerog.registry file.

On 64 bit systems the file is at C:\Program Files (x86)\Zero G Registry\ .com.zerog.registry.
On 32-bit systems, the path to this file is C:\Program Files\Zero G Registry\ .com.zerog.registry.
(The directory Zero G Registry is a hidden folder so you need to turn on Show hidden files…. On Windows 7, you can get to this setting under Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Show hidden files and folder.)

IC-CAP ships with an installation of ImageMagick ‘convert’ for the Save Image feature in plots. Without a working ‘convert’ call, the Save Image option can only save JPG, BMP, PNG, PPM, XBM, and XPM formats. The version of convert shipped with IC-CAP does not work on Red Hat version 5, though most default installations of Red Hat version 5 will have a working ImageMagick tool in /usr/bin/convert folder. IC-CAP tests for a workable ‘convert’ program during launch. Initially at $MAGICK_HOME/bin/convert, then within IC-CAP installation, and finally within the path. A warning about the limited save options is issued at launch if no working version of ‘convert’ is found. To avoid this warning, you can install a current version of ImageMagick on your system or set the MAGICK_HOME environment variable to a working installation.

Licensing

Problem	Solution
New license server software packaged in the EEsof EDA License Tools version 2014.01 does not work on SuSE 10 platform.	Use SuSE 11 or RHEL 5 or 6 instead as your Linux license server machine.
License server may stop recognizing Flex-10 dongle on some systems within a few hours after starting.	If you experience this problem, it can be remedied by installing the latest WibuKey drivers from Wibu Systems.
Unable to install Flex-10 driver if Flex-9 dongle is already plugged into a machine.	Before installing a Flex-10 driver for the first time, unplug the Flex-9 dongle.
There is a known Flexera FNP issue, whereby mixing node-locked codewords and floating codewords in one license file can result in: a) Remote simulations not working or b) A second local simulation not working in case the license is node-locked and also has incorrect version.	It is strongly recommended that you do not mix node-locked codewords and floating codewords in one license file nor in any configuration that ends up with node-locked codewords and floating codewords both available on the same server. In other words, put the node-locked license and the floating license on different servers, and point to the respective one based on what you need to run. Additionally, we also recommend you to remove expired codewords, to separate out the new and the old versions of codewords into different files and different servers, and to point to the respective one based on what you need to run.
On the Linux platform, PRODUCT_NAME_LICENSE_FILE needs to be correctly specified before starting SHORT_PRODUCT_NAME. Without that being set correctly, SHORT_PRODUCT_NAME would not start.	Set PRODUCT_NAME_LICENSE_FILE as instructed.
Not specifying the TCP/IP port for the license server during license setup may lead to unexpected behavior and/or license checkout failure on the Windows platform.	We strongly recommend you to always explicitly specify the TCP/IP port associated with each license server.
A node-locked and floating bundle operating on Linux cannot be shared between products using EDA License Tools version 2014.01 and 11.9.0.0 or earlier when run at the same time.	NA
The "Check-in failed" message occurs in the license activity log occasionally can be ignored; the license mentioned in this message is actually properly returned.	NA
License Setup Wizard does not remove any previous user-configured FLEX Windows License Service installed using FlexNet's lmtools.	You must remove the previous user-configured Windows License Service via lmtools. Run the lmtools.exe from `C:\Program Files\Agilent\EEsof_License_Tools\bin` to invoke the lmtools utility. The lmtools utility window is displayed. In the Service/License File tab, check the Configuration using Services option. All user-configured FLEX Windows License Services will be listed. Select the service you wish to remove. Select the Config Services tab and click the Remove Service button to remove the service. To ensure that the license service or *lmgrd* is running, click View Log. A log window appears that confirms whether *agileesofd* and *lmgrd* are up and running.
While running multiple versions of prior SHORT_PRODUCT_NAME releases together, set PRODUCT_NAME_MAXIMUM_BUNDLE_USAGE=ON in your environment so that all of them will use the same method to check out licenses. Otherwise, you might receive an error message, "Licensed number of users already reached".	NA
On some Windows 7 machines, when more than one definition of an Ethernet adapter exists (duplicates), license checkouts may appear to hang up.	Disable the duplicate network card definitions in your network settings: Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections. This issue has been acknowledged by Flexera and they have created a bug report (SIOC-000103097).
If a license server is configured with two license versions, that is, version 2.8 and 2.9 node-locked license files, the license server may crash.	You should combine the two license files into one file, instead of using them separately.
For LSF style distributed simulations, in case of windows, ensure that the PATH points to the $HPEESOF_DIR/EEsof_License_Tools/${architecture} directory that corresponds to the EEsof release being used. This needs to be done in order to ensure that the proper version of the Flexera utilities (like *lmutil*) gets picked up in the path before any older in-compatible versions (that may also be installed on a users’ system.)
License Setup Wizard (*aglmwizard.exe*), which is used to set up and record the license path would not work if you already have an environment variable set for PRODUCT_NAME_LICENSE_FILE.	You can use *PRODUCT_NAME_LICENSE_FILE* variable to point to license file or refer to Licensing (For Administrators).
The License Setup Wizard will exit or not properly configure a license server, if the server has all of its licenses currently in use.	Wait for a license on the server to become available as you normally would before launching the product.
If SHORT_PRODUCT_NAME does not start after you reboot your 64-bit Windows computer, and a license denial message is displayed, then it might be caused by a spurious registry entry.	Check to see if registry entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager\EEsof EDA License Server exists; if it does, remove it and restart SHORT_PRODUCT_NAME.
Unable to set license in case unicode characters are used either in path or license file name because the Flex License Service does not support these characters.	NA
The Product Selector tool will be unable to display the license server status properly when connected to older license server.	Upgrade your license server to the latest version.
When the same user is running similar simulations from multiple sessions of IC-CAP on the same computer and display—that is, the same User-Display-Host— and if simulations are rerun an extra license may be pulled.	Click Stop from the Status window of all the IC-CAP sessions to release all the simulator licenses, then rerun the simulations.
Product selector opens every time we invoke IC-CAP 2014.04 even when we auto-start by selecting a particular product license.	Set the environment variables, `IC-CAP_PRODSEL_PREVIOUS` and `IC-CAP_PRODSEL_AUTOSTART` to the same values of what it is creating `ICCAP_PRODSEL_PREVIOUS` and `ICCAP_PRODSEL_AUTOSTART` resolves the problem.

Licensing Information

IC-CAP 2020 requires:

version 2019.02 of the EEsof EDA licensing software,
a minimum code-word version 2019.02 or above
the licensing server software, lmgrd and agileesofd, to be upgraded to at least the same versions as what are included in EEsof EDA Licensing software 2019.02. IC-CAP 2018 will not start if any of these requirements is not met. Refer to the 2019-10-08_23-13-18_License Codeword Version Compatibility table.

In the EEsof EDA License Tools version 2017.01, licensing vendor daemon ( agileesofd ) is integrated with FlexNet FNP 11.13.1.4 version (Windows) and FlexNet FNP 11.13.1.3 version (Linux) of FlexNet license manager daemon ( lmgrd ). For the Windows platform, IC-CAP installer will automatically set up these two new license server daemons by default for the local node-locked license users; for the Linux platform, you need to follow the Linux/Solaris Licensing Setup instruction to complete the licensing configuration process. For more details, refer to Licensing (For Administrators).
A My Support ID utility is added to the License manager tool to allow a user to retrieve his/her Support ID required to contact Keysight EEsof Tech Support.

Enhancements and Improvements

For simplified and robust licensing, PJC (Per Job Control) licenses are no longer checked out by IC-CAP 2018.
The License Setup Wizard no longer requires Administrator privilege on Windows to setup license files. Administrator privilege is only required to setup the windows service that will automatically start the license server upon system restart rather than on EEsof application startup.

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Release Notes

IC-CAP 2016.01 HF2 Release Notes

New Features in 2016.01 HF2

Bug Fixes in 2016.01 HF2

Known Issues in 2016.01 HF2

What's New

New Features in 2016.01

Enhancements in 2016.01

Issues Fixed in 2016.01

Issues Fixed for Licensing in 2016.01

Known Issues

Documentation

Simulation

Installation

Licensing

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