Meta, meta software, modeltools, nanosim, op envera, pathmill, photolynx, physical compierl, powermill. It also allows hierarchical node naming, circuit optimization, input, output, and behavioral algebraics for parameterized cells, and interactive waveform viewing with metawaves. Raphael nxt ca n be used by itself standalone mode or can be used as part of synopsys starrcxt. If you intend to use hspice for integrated circuits simulation you will need to make use of many of these. Analysis and methods hspice version h92 meta software on. Hspice is the industrys gold standard for accurate circuit simulation and offers foundrycertified mos device models with stateoftheart simulation and analysis algorithms. Although you can run hspice and awaves individually, hpspui puts hspice, awaves, your netlist, and the hspice output the. Running starhspice run starhspice in any of the following ways. Downloadable tools university of california, berkeley. Hspice takes a spice file as input and produces output describing the requested simulation of the circuit. The procedure for opening an xwindow varies depending on the type of computer you are using. Partial positive feedback for gain enhancement of low.
Hspice ui hspui for short, a graphical user interface to hspice. This software and documentation contain confidential and proprietary information that is. Hspice generally has better convergence than spice3 and, because it is a commercial product from metasoftware, is better supported. This manual describes the starhspice circuit and device simulation software and how to use it. Leda, mast, meta, meta software, modeltools, nanosim, openvera, pathmill, photolynx, physical compiler, powermill. Explore 5 apps like hspice, all suggested and ranked by the alternativeto user community. Before running hspice, users should execute the command source usrclassee dot. Audience this manual is intended for design engineers who use starhspice to develop, test, analyze, and. There are more than 5 other switch parameters that are used for selecting different model equations. Avanwaves user guide iii introduction this user guide describes the avanwaves tool for displaying, analyzing, and printing the results of hspice simulations. Leda, mast, meta, metasoftware, modeltools, nanosim, openvera, pathmill, photolynx, physical compiler, powermill. Chapter 21, monte carlo analysis using the variation block flow describes monte carlo analysis in hspice. For additional information about the flexlm licensing, refer to the flexlm end user manual. The software and documentation are furnished under a license agreement and may be used or.
Chapter 20, analyzing variability and using the variation block describes the use model and structure of the variation block in hspice. Sputil, metaencrypt and converter utilities, clientserver operation. Software tool for low power fpga design receives iec 61508 and iso 26262 certifications. Four circuit schemes that use partial positive feedback for gain enhancement in cmos otas are examined. This software and documentation contain confidential and proprietary information that is the property of synopsys, inc. Brief introduction to hspice simulation wojciech giziewicz 1 introduction this document is based on one written by ihsan djomehri, spring 1999. Audience this manual is intended for design engineers who use starhspice to develop, test, analyze, and modify circuit designs. It can also produce output files to be used by the cosmosscope post processor. 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. When i simulated the pll, designed in hspice, in simulink, i copied the parameters such as lpf transfer function, vco input sensitivity, vco quiscent frequency of the hspice circuits onto the. For more specific details and examples refer to the relevant manual. For more information on non convergence, please see hspice users manual, specifically the chap.
A good way to learn hspice and metawaves is to simulate example files provided by meta software. Hspice simulation and analysis user guide describes how to use hspice to simulate and analyze your circuit designs. Spice reads in a list of circuit nodes and the elements between. As the primary emphasis of these circuits is for micropower operation, the circuits have. Introduction 1 introduction this quick reference guide is a condensed version of the hspice simulation and analysis user guide, hspice applications manual, and hspice command. If you have questions, read the section on workstation basics later in this handout. This software and documentation contain confidential and proprietary information that is the. Popular alternatives to hspice for windows, mac, linux, software as a service saas, web and more. Hypermodel, i, inspecs, insync, leda, mast, meta, metasoftware, modelaccess, modelexpress. Both simulators share a common set of device models and simulation capabilities. We provide optimer, which is a user graphical interface for circuit design and optimization. Be sure that a complete set of parameters is entered in the correct sequence before running the simulation. Simulation and analysis describes how to use hspice to simulate and.
This document and the software described herein is only provided under a written license agreement. Raphael nxt can extract capacitance of nets in large designs to better than 1% accurate. With over 25 years of successful design tapeouts, hspice is the industrys most trusted and comprehensive circuit simulator. Hspice simulation and analysis user guide rudrajit. Hspice tutorial university of california, berkeley. The hspice rf manual supplements the user documentation set for hspice.
Leda, mast, meta, metasoftware, modeltools, nanosim, openvera, pathmill, photolynx, physical. Related documents the following documents pertain to. A complete list of all spice offerings and software downloads for a wide range of platforms. Signal integrity describes how to use hspice to maintain signal integrity in your chip design. The hspice mos level 6 model is based on the aspec, msinc, and ispice mosfet model equations and has been enhanced by meta software. Type i circuits use a differential input pair with positive feedback and type ii circuits use a active load with positive feedback. The getting started chapter is intended as an introduction to using.
Different versions of the model are invoked with the switch parameter update. Hspice simulation and analysis user guide can any body upload hspice user manual. This document and the software described herein is only provided under a written license agreement or a type of written nondisclosure agreement with avant. Hspice simulation and analysis user guide department of. Appendix c, hspice gui for windows describes how to use the hspice gui for windows. Our goal is to provide highquality video, tv streams, music, software, documents or any other. Metaencrypt and converter utilities, clientserver operation. These circuit schemes are classified as type i and type ii circuits. The first commercial version of spice is ispice, an interactive version on a timeshare service, national css. The softwar e and documentation are furnished under a license agreement and. Before using hspice it must be setup with the command. Rf analysis describes how to use special set of analysis and design capabilities added to hspice to support rf and high speed circuit design. This is available at aston on the sun workstations.
This manual is intended for design engineers who use starhspice to develop, test, analyze, and modify circuit designs. See the custom compiler simulation and analysis environment user guide. For more sophisticated analyses consult the hspice users manual. Hspice basics an input netlist file must be created to begin the design entry and simulation process. Commands and control options provides reference information for hspice and hspice rf commands and options. Originally developed at berkeley in the late 60s and early 70s, spice has evolved into one of the tools of choice for circuit simulation. The most prominent commercial versions of spice include hspice originally commercialized by ashawna and kim hailey of meta software, but now owned by synopsys and pspice now owned by cadence design systems. Aimspice is a pcversion of spice with a revised user interface, simulation control, and with extra models.
To change this directory, reset the temp or tmp environment variable in the hspice command script. The following improvements were made to the starhspice user manual set. Rf analysis describes how to use special set of analysis and design capabilities added to hspice to support rf and highspeed circuit design. Starhspice and avanwaves installation guide release 2001. Hspice simulation and analysis user guide 25 x2005. Refer to the document pspice user guide for more information. It describes the features of avanwaves and shows how to use them to perform various types of analysis on hspice results. This manual describes the additional features and capabilities of. Syntax notation the meaning of a parameter may depend on its location in the statement. Installing the software is relatively straightforward. This manual is a part of the hspice documentation set, which includes the following manuals.
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