This homework involves the design of a custom analog circuit, an OTA or Operational Transconductance Amplifier. AMI06 Setup It follows our usual design flow: schematic (Composer) --> pre-layout simulation (Spectre) layout (Virtuoso) --> post-layout simulation (Spectre) For this type of circuit, special layout techniques are used for matching the properties of the transistors to help offset any process variations that may occur during fabrication. You may wish to use the pcell feature to generate multi-finger fets and this shortcut to facilitate the layout of guard rings. Simulation Tips by Yu Long. Follow the instructions given HERE.