Advanced design system 2002 netlist translator for spice. This is for simulating circuits subjected to ionizing radiation. M multiplier used to simulate multiple parallel capacitors. We provide optimer, which is a user graphical interface for circuit design and optimization. For further assistance the students are encouraged to contact the lab tutors during the lab sessions or via email. If its name contains version xxplus, it describes the actual code status, found at the date of issue in the git source code management scm tool. Introduction the objective of this tutorial is to provide an introduction to the hspice simulation environment. The hspice mos level 6 model is based on the aspec, msinc, and ispice mosfet model equations and has been enhanced by meta software. Meta, meta software, modeltools, nanosim, op envera, pathmill, photolynx, physical compierl, powermill. Hspice tutorial university of california, berkeley. If you do not have a synopsys user name and password, follow the instructions to register with solvnet. When hspice runs you will see a status message in the powerview cockpit log window.
Hspice is the industrys gold standard for accurate circuit simulation and offers foundrycertified mos device models with stateoftheart simulation and analysis algorithms. Audience this manual is intended for design engineers who use starhspice to develop, test, analyze, and. Hspice simulation and analysis user guide version x2005. Related documents the following documents pertain to. This icon denotes a tip, which alerts you to advisory information. Advanced hspice macromodel for magnetic tunnel junction article pdf available in japanese journal of applied physics 444b.
When you launch hspice you will see a prompt see fig. Raphael nxt can extract capacitance of nets in large designs to better than 1% accurate. Be sure that a complete set of parameters is entered in the correct sequence before running the simulation. Before running hspice, users should execute the command source usrclassee dot. Hspice simulation and analysis user guide version y2006. Analysis and methods hspice version h92 meta software on. Hspice generally has better convergence than spice3 and, because it is a commercial product from meta software, is better supported. Star hspice quick reference guide 11 1chapter 1 introduction this quick reference guide is a condensed version of the star hspice manual. A new approach for implementing p,q counters is introduced, using 1outofn code modules. Spice simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis is a generalpurpose, opensource analog electronic circuit simulator.
The linked sites, articles and presented information are provided as a useful insight to help you decide on the type of engineering expert you might need. If you need help using solvnet, click help on the solvnet menu bar. For more specific details and examples refer to the relevant manual. The intent of this guide is to have a handy quick reference. On using 1outofn codes for p,q counter implementations. Chapter 11, using hspice with hspice rf describes how various analysis features differ in hspice rf as compared to standard hspice. Refer to the following document for further information on the hspice product. Hspice simulation and analysis manual, release u2003. This project is dedicated to the optimization of any electrical and electronic circuits and components using evolutionary and heuristic algorithms incorporated with spice simulators such as hspice, ngspice, etc. Pdf advanced hspice macromodel for magnetic tunnel junction.
At the end, there should be a line that says one of the. Raphael nxt ca n be used by itself standalone mode or can be used as part of synopsys starrcxt. The software and documentation are furnished under a license agreement and. For more specific details and examples refer to that manual. How to use this manual the manual is a work in progress. Starhspice quick reference guide 11 1chapter 1 introduction this quick reference guide is a condensed version of the starhspice manual. Awaves is a program that allows you to graphically plot the results of the hspice analysis. Suggestions for improvements to the verilog hardware description language andor to this manual are welcome. If you have questions, read the section on workstation basics later in this handout.
The softwar e and documentation are furnished under a license agreement and. Information about open verilog international and membership enrollment can be obtained by inquiring at the address below. Audience this manual is intended for design engineers who use starhspice to develop, test, analyze, and modify circuit designs. For more details on hspice input file format, please refer to the. Aug 12, 2016 created at habat rachad hspice hospice hspice download hspice simulator hspice manual hspice pwl hspice. Starhspice quick reference guide 35 if a capacitor model exists using the same name as a parameter for capval, the model name is taken to avoid syntactic conflicts. Hspice is just a program that takes in a netlist a simple text. With over 25 years of successful design tapeouts, hspice is the industrys most trusted and comprehensive circuit simulator. Hspice output graph data ac analysis measurement results. The starhspice optimizing analog circuit simulator is a industrialgrade circuit analysis product for the simulation of electrical circuits in steadystate, transient, and frequency domains. Hspice elements and device models manual version x2005. This software and documentation contain confidential and proprietary information that is the property of synopsys, inc. Conventions the following conventions are used in this manual.
Advanced design system 2002 netlist translator for spice and spectre february 2002. To plot the appropriate data, open your hspice design and choose the analysis and nodes of interest from the results browser. The star hspice optimizing analog circuit simulator is a industrialgrade circuit analysis product for the simulation of electrical circuits in steadystate, transient, and frequency domains. However, you will need to explicitly command hspice to generate the extra. The procedure for opening an xwindow varies depending on the type of computer you are using. Supported spice dialects name manufacturer version spice2 uc berkeley 2g6 1981 spice3 uc berkeley 3f3 1993 pspice microsim 8. This software and documentation contain confidential. A good way to learn hspice and metawaves is to simulate example files provided by meta software.
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