The procedure for opening an xwindow varies depending on the type of computer you are using. Circuits may contain resistors, capacitors, inductors, mutual inductors, independent voltage and current sources, four types of dependent sources, lossless and lossy transmission lines two separate implementations, switches, uniform distributed rc lines, and. If you do not have a synopsys user name and password, follow the instructions to register with solvnet. This release incorporates new features not available in spice 3c or 3d, as well as several performance improvements. The development of spice and its algorithms is ongoing at berkeley, and. This manual is not a book about learning spice usage, however the novice user may. This manual contains the reference material needed when working with special circuit analyses in pspice.
Youll find the answers to these and other such questions right here. Hspice takes a spice file as input and produces output describing the requested simulation of the circuit. It can also produce output files to be used by the awaves post processor. Hspice is just a program that takes in a netlist a simple text. This manual generally follows the conventions used in the microsoft windows users guide. Concise spice ihsan djomehri, spring 1999 1 introduction to circuit simulation developed at berkeley in the 70s, spice has evolved into the tool of choice for circuit level simulation. Ltspice iv getting started guideltspice iv getting started guide. All of the features described here are believed to be fully functional. Since this line is echoed back in the outputfile for the page header, it is a very good place to describe what this simulation is for.
Elements and device models describes standard models you can use when simulating your circuit designs in hspice, including passive devices, diodes, jfet and mesfet devices, and bjt devices. Hspice tutorial university of california, berkeley. This fun, informative guide, created by the editors of the old farmers almanac, will greatly increase your culinary confidence about spices and herbs. This file is 10mb and and over 1700 pages, so please do not print it. Related documents the following documents pertain to. Commands and control options provides reference information for hspice and hspice rf commands and options. This manual is intended to provide a complete description of ngspices functionality, features, commands, and procedures. Spice is a generalpurpose circuit simulation program for nonlinear dc, nonlinear transient, and linear ac analyses. A simulation program that models the behavior of a circuit containing analog or mixed ad devices, used to test and refine your design before implementing on hardware pcb. Hspice supports source value sweep, referring to the source name spice style. Hspice is an analog circuit simulator similar to berkeleys spice 3 capable of performing transient, steady state, and frequency domain analyses.
Switchercad iii is a new spice that was developed for modeling board level switching regulator systems. This document is for information and instruction purposes. For beginners, chapters under tutorials provide a step by step guide to using hspice. However, you will need to explicitly command hspice to generate the extra. A hspice simulation and analysis user guide, x2005. Spice simulation program with integrated circuits emphasis developed by university of california at berkeley in 1970s. Follow these instructions to run remote desktop connection.
Hspice simulation and analysis user guide version x2005. Input file hspice input is composed of mainly four part. Awaves is a program that allows you to graphically plot the results of the hspice analysis. Hspice is just a program that takes in a netlist a simple text file, containing. This manual describes the individual hspice commands you can use to simulate. If you need help using solvnet, click help on the solvnet menu bar. Information on this material, check out the cheat sheet as well as these online manuals. You can use four types of models and a wide range of parameters to model standard junction diodes. Mentor graphics reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this publication without prior notice, and the. If you have questions, read the section on workstation basics later in this handout. Star hspice is compatible with most spice variations, and has the.
Starhspice is compatible with most spice variations, and has the. This manual describes the starhspice circuit and device simulation. Hspice is an analog circuit simulator similar to berkeleys spice3 capable of. Hspice generally has better convergence than spice 3 and, because it is a commercial. Chapter32is about compiling and installing ngspice from a tarball or the actual git source code, which you may. Synopsys hspice is compatible with most spice variations and has the following additional features. The ee3 hspice quick reference sheet the ee3 hspice tutorial a brief introduction to hspice and unix running vnc quick reference hspice and mwaves manual. Most schematic editors and netlisters support the spice or hspice hierarchical. 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.
For more sophisticated analyses consult the hspice users manual. It can give fast simulation times, yield detailed waveforms, and still allows the flexibility for arbitrary circuit modifications. Included in this manual are detailed command descriptions, startup option definitions, and a pspice your microsoft windows users guide. This manual describes the starhspice circuit and device simulation software. Hspice is the industrys gold standard for accurate circuit simulation and offers foundrycertified mos device models with stateoftheart simulation and analysis algorithms. Before running hspice, users should execute the command source usrclassee dot. Hspice elements and device models manual version x2005. Spice simulation program for integrated circuits emphasis is a valuable tool.
With over 25 years of successful design tapeouts, hspice is the industrys most trusted and comprehensive circuit simulator. This handout seeks to provide a concise, fairly comprehensive introduction to hspice version 98. Hspice quick reference guide this quick reference guide is a condensed version of the hspice simulation and analysis user guide. Spice with integrated logic primitives that perform the switch mode control provides a better answer.
Audience this manual is intended for design engineers who use star hspice to develop, test, analyze, and modify circuit designs. Title line is always the first line of the input file. Run the hspice compiler to generate text output files that contain the. Existing spice decks created for spice 3 can be easily modified to run under hspice, or can be rewritten to take advantage of features not available in spice 3.
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