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Slowdown on a single-processor machine

TCAD tools run considerably slower on a uniprocessor machine if the environment variable for parallel execution is set to a value greater than 1.

Solution
Set the environment variable for parallel execution to 1.

Dialog boxes from the Synopsys / Former ISE tools window 'disappear'

On CDE/SunOS systems (Solaris 7 and OS5), dialog boxes opened from Synopsys / Former ISE tools move to the background, hidden by other open windows, and Synopsys / Former ISE tools seem to stall.

Solution
Open the CDE Style Manager. Select the Window Manager and disable the option Allow primary window on top.

Online manuals cannot be printed

Pages from the online manuals do not print.

Solution
Install Acrobat® Reader® 5.0 as the viewer.

'Missing binaries' message on Solaris 7 and 8

By default, Synopsys / Former ISE TCAD searches for 32-bit binaries under the (64-bit) operating systems Solaris 7 and 8. However, the 32-bit binaries may not be installed.

Solution
Set the environment variable ISEBITS to 64. Under the csh shell:

 csh> setenv ISEBITS 64

Under the bash shell:

 bash> ISEBITS=64
 bash> export ISEBITS

Acrobat® Reader® fails to start

Acrobat® Reader® (or Acrobat®) does not start from GENESISe.

Solution
Add the path to the Acrobat® Reader® binary to the Windows search path. If the problem persists, check the preference settings of GENESISe.

Online manuals cannot be opened

When opening the online manuals from the Windows launcher (Start > Programs > ISE TCAD v10.0 > Online Manuals), an error message is displayed.

Solution
Change the path:

1. Start > Programs > ISE TCAD v10.0 > Online Manuals.
2. Right-click and select Properties.
3. Change the path to C:\\ISE_TCAD\\tcad\\10.0\\manuals\\PDFManual\\front.pdf

Tcl-based tools crash during closing

On some Linux versions, GENESISe, LIGAMENT Flow Editor, and INSPECT crash when closing with the error message:

 input contexts not freed before XCloseIM

Solution
Set the environment variable LC_ALL to C. Under the csh shell: csh> setenv LC_ALL CUnder the bash shell:

 bash> LC_ALL=C
 bash> export LC_ALL