HSICE Simulation GuideHSICE Simulation GuideMixed Signal Chip
Design LabDepartment of Computer Science & EngineeringThe Penn
State Univ!nsoo "im#an $%& $''%HSPICE Input/Output Files &
SuffixesHSPICE Input/Output Files & SuffixesHSPICE Inputinput
netlist .spdesign configuration .cfginitiali(ation hspiceiniHSPICE
Outputrun status.st0output listing .lisinitial condition .icmeasure
output .m* )eg mt'&mt*&+,nal-sis data& transient .t!
)eg tr'&tr*&+,nal-sis data& dc .s" )eg
s.'&s.*&+,nal-sis data& ac .ac )eg
ac'&ac*&+Plot file g! )eg gr'& gr*&+Note:# is
either a sweep or a hardcopy file number.Typical Invocations:hspice
design > design.lisor...hspice design.ckt > design.out.lis
file contains results of:.print & .plot.op operating
point!.options results!"un time status#epends on .$ption %ost!nsoo
"im#an $%& $''%#etlist St!uctu!e$ %ecommended Fo!mat#etlist
St!uctu!e$ %ecommended
Fo!matTitle&ontrols'ources&omponents(odels & 'ubckts***
This is a better netlist.optionspostacctoptsnode.tran 0.1 5 $ needs
5 seconds to settle.printv(6)i(r16).plot v(4)v(14)v(data) *Voltage
sourcesv440 dc 0 ac 0 0 pulse 0 1 0 .15 .15 .4 2vdatadata0 sin(1.0
1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0)v660 exp(1 0 .1 .02 .6 .2)*
ComponentsL6616.05c6160.05r1616040c4414.1L5data 15 1c5150.2.odel
....endInput Cont!olInput Cont!oloptionparamaltermodelLib!nsoo
"im#an $%& $''%.OP&IO#.OP&IO#/PT!/0 L!STPrints a list
of netlist elements& node connections& and valuesCalculates
effective si(es of elements and 1e- valuesUseful in diagnosing
topolog- related problems/PT!/0 0/DEPrints a node connection
tableThe nodal cross2reference table lists each node and all the
elements connected to itUseful in diagnosing topolog- related
non2convergence problems/PT!/0 ,CCT3eports 4ob accounting and
run2time statistics at the end of the output listingUseful in
observing simulation efficienc-Maximum performance is .henTotal
!teration Count 5 Convergent !teration Count is $5*/PT!/0
0/M/DSuppresses the print2out of M/DEL parameters!nsoo "im#an
$%& $''%.OP&IO#.OP&IO#/PT!/0 P/ST P3/6E7raph nodal
voltages& element currents& circuit response& algebraic
expressions from transient anal-sis& DC s.eeps& ,C anal-sis
3e8uesting 7raph Data 9ormat/PT!/0 P/ST )binar-+/PT!/0
P/ST:$),SC!!& platform independent+P3/6E ;rite directl- to the
7raph Data 9ile ).ithout .riting to the L!S file+Limit data in
7raph Data file to that specified in P3!0T& PL/T&
P3/6E& 73,P/40 ( '"r%>/40*.*rin% )2nd*=*ar/)$."ari%/50*0
)+%>*=*ar/)'"r%>/50*0*ar/)$i)%een%>/50*02nd+.0000+%>16.0000*aram$i)%een%>/)02-6.0000?SPICEO"%*"%!nsoo
"im#an $%& $''%.'*&E%.'*&E%,LTE33erun a simulation
several times .ith differentCircuit Topolog-ModelsLibrar-
ComponentsElementsParameter ?alues/ptionsSource stimulus,nal-sis
?ariablesPrintAPlot commands )must be parameteri(ed+*st 3un 2
Standard form5 print ?)node+ or !)element+ or P,3)Be8uationC+v)*+ :
voltage at node *v)*&$+ : voltage bet.een node * and node $
)differential+i)3in+ : current through 3inP,3)Bv)out+Av)in+C+
:value of v)out+Av)in+!nsoo "im#an $%&
$''%.P%I#&.P%I#&III !D2?ds curve temp:' nmos .:@' l:'G
dbp'**IIIoption nomod nopage acct .l scale:'KLu co:*E$temp $@inc
MAhomeAusers$A1-usunAmodelAmodelFt-pMparam paFvgs:G'vdc vds 'v G@v
'@vvds vds gndvgs vg gnd paFvgsvbb vbb gnd 2*'vmnmos vds vg gnd vbb
g .:'E% l:'$Lr*vds vsFim *'1r$vsFim gnd*'1print i)mnmos+ endInput
filePrint value of current through element mnmos!nsoo "im#an
$%& $''%.P%I#&.P%I#&III id2vds curve temp:' nmos .:@'
l:'G dbp'**III IIIIIIdc transfer curves tnom:$@''' temp:$@'''
IIIIIIx voltcurrent mnmos '*''''p @'''''''m G$EHLEu *'''''K'KHGGu
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concludedOutput file(.lis)!nsoo "im#an $%&
$''%.(E'S+%E.(E'S+%EME,SU3EPrint user2defined electrical
specifications of a circuitME,SU3E is a post processorSeven
9undamental Measurement modes53ise& 9all& Dela-,verage&
3MS& Min& Max& & Pea12to2Pea19ind2;henE8uation
EvaluationDerivative Evaluation!ntegral Evaluation3elative
Error!nsoo "im#an $%& $''%.(E'S+%E.(E'S+%EME,SU3E=DC N T3,0 N
,C> result T3!7 T,37 =optimi(ation options>result 2 name
given the measured value in the =C3/SS:Pof> =3!SE:Pof>
J=9,LL:Pof>T3!7 ,T:valueT,37 targFvar ?,L:targFval
=TD:timedela-> =C3/SS:Pof N L,ST> J=3!SE:Pof N L,ST>
=9,LLS:Pof N L,ST>.MEAST#AN T:LAGT#I@
V/10VAL=2.-T:=10n$#ISE=21TA#@ V/20 VAL=2.- FALL=2 :e!ay 10n$ ...
...2.-62.-6T:LAGV/10V/20!nsoo "im#an $%&
$''%.(E'S+%E.(E'S+%EME,SU3E =DC N T3,0 N ,C> resultfunc
outFvar=93/M:val>=T/:val>=optimi(ation
options>func5,?7& 3MS& M!0& M,Q& PPresult5name
given the measured value in the resultP,3,M:Be8uationC
J=optimi(ation options>result 2 name given the measured value in
the >>>PULSE )v* v$=options> +Eg+ ?!0E'PULSE)2* * $ns
$ns $ns @'ns *''ns++,-v. must be definedtd delay from beginning of
tran interval to ,st rise ramp. #ef: /.tr rise time
default:T'T0%!tf fall time default:T'T0%!pw pulse widthdef:
T'T0%!per pulse period def: T'T0%!+,,/pulse/1v1ns1ns1ns,/ns2/ns 1
,/ ,1 ./ .1 2/ 21/1pertdtr tfpw!nsoo "im#an $%& $''%Independent
Sou!ces$ P3*Independent Sou!ces$ P3*Piece2;ise LinearP;L t* v* =t$
v$ tE vE> =3 =:repeat>> =TD:dela->P;L )t* v*
=options>+P;L t* !* =t$ !$> =options>?alue of source at
intermediate values is determined b- linear interpolationPL ),SPEC
st-le+ reverses order to voltage2time pairs+IN+3ate / %45 / /v 1n
/v 6,/n1v ,2n 1v ,1n ..1v ..n ..1v 6.1n / 2/n / "!1 ,/ ,1 ./ .1 2/
21/1!nsoo "im#an $%& $''%Independent &!ansient
Sou!cesIndependent &!ansient Sou!ces$ $ SI#- (ixed SI#-
(ixedS!0S!0 vo va =fre8 =td =damping =phasedela->>>>S!0
)vo va =options> +Examples5?!0E'S!0 ) '**''ME7*ns*e*'+Damped
sinusoidal source connected bet.een nodes E and ''v offset&
Pea1 of *v& fre8 of *'' Mme
