FineSim™ User Guide: Pro and SPICE Reference

1 FineSim User Guide: Pro and SPICE ReferenceVersion , June 2013iiFineSim User Guide: Pro and SPICE and Proprietary Information Notice 2013 Synopsys, Inc. All rights reserved. This software and documentation contain confidential and proprietary information that is the property of Synopsys, Inc. The software and documentation are furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. No part of the software and documentation may be reproduced, transmitted, or translated, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, manual, optical, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Synopsys, Inc., or as expressly provided by the license Control StatementAll technical data contained in this publication is subject to the export control laws of the United States of America. Disclosure to nationals of other countries contrary to United States law is prohibited.

2 It is the reader s responsibility to determine the applicable regulations and to comply with , INC., AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR and certain Synopsys product names are trademarks of Synopsys, as set forth other product or company names may be trademarks of their respective , E. Middlefield RoadMountain View, CA ..1 FineSim Pro vs. FineSim SPICE ..1 Major Features ..2 Supported Platforms ..3 Supported Netlist Formats ..3 Support for Compressed Input Files ..4 Supported Models ..4 Supported Model Features..6 TSMC Model Interface (TMI) Support ..6 STI effects for BSIM3/4 models ..6 Aging Model NBTI Support ..6 MOS Varactor Support ..6 Binning Model Support for .mparam..6 IJTH Support ..6 Flash Cell Model..7 Supported Simulation Features.

3 7 Product Installation ..8 FINESIM_LICENSE_WAIT_TIMEOUT ..10 License Suspend/Resume Feature ..10 Suspend Job ..11 Resume Job .. File ..11 Running FineSim SPICE and Pro ..11 Command-Line Syntax..12 Log Files..14 Output Files ..14 Transient Analysis ..15 Output Files ..15 Transient Analysis ..15DC Analysis ..16 Output Control Statements..16ivContentsEnvironment Variables ..17 Interactive Mode .. Multi-CPU..19 Introduction to Multi-CPU ..19 Why Multi-CPU SPICE ? ..19 Multi-CPU Computers vs. Clusters of Computers ..20 System Requirements ..21 Hardware ..21 Software ..21 Running Multi-CPU Simulations..21 Running FineSim Multi-CPU on a Single Machine ..23 Running FineSim Multi-CPU on Multiple Machines .. Configuration File ..23 How to Set Up Passwordless SSH Login ..24 Machine File..25 LSF or LSF HPC ..25 SGE Sungrid ..26 Using *.bkill to Terminate LSF Processes ..27 Time-Out Messages..27 Independent Parallel.

4 27 Using . to Simplify Multi-CPU Calls ..28 Automatic Determination of Optimal Number of Parallel Processes .. Elements and Models ..31 FineSim Pro Rules for Instance, Model, and Global Parameter Interaction..31 Rule 1..31 Rule 2..32 Rule 3..32 Resistors ..33 Resistor Elements ..33 Capacitors ..35 Capacitor Elements ..35 Inductors ..38vContentsLinear Inductor (L-element) ..38 Mutual Inductors (K-element)..39 Reluctor (L-element) ..40 Diodes ..42 Diode Elements ..42 Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) ..44 BJT Elements..44 JFETs and MESFETs ..46 JFET and MESFET Elements ..46 MOSFETs ..47 MOSFET Elements ..47 Independent Sources and Functions ..49 Voltage Source Elements ..49 PULSE ..50 Piece-Wise-Linear (PWL).. Driven PWL Source..53 Pwlz Allows High z State ..53 Sinusoidal (SIN) ..54 Exponential (EXP) ..55 Single-Frequency FM (SFFM) ..56 Amplitude Modulation (AM) ..57 Pseudo Random-Bit Generator Source.

5 58 Pattern Source (PAT) ..59 Dependent Sources/Instances..61 Linear Function ..61 Piece-Wise-Linear (PWL) Function ..61 Polynomial Function ..62 Gate Function..63 Voltage Controlled Voltage Source-VCVS (E-element) ..63 Dependent Sources/Instance..64 Current Controlled Current Source-CCCS (F-element) ..64 Voltage Controlled Current Source- VCCS (G-element)Voltage Controlled Resistor - VCRV oltage Controlled Capacitor - VCCAP ..66 Current Controlled Voltage Source- CCVS (H-element) ..70S-Element ..72 Transmission Lines ..74viContentsLossless Transmission Lines ..74 Lossy Transmission Lines ..77 Transmission Line (W-element) ..79 Subcircuit Instances (X-elements) .. Pro Options..83 Using FineSim Options ..83 General Control Options ..84 Using to Define Common FineSim Pro Options..85 FineSim Pro Commands ..86 General Commands ..87DC Initialization Commands..90 Output Reporting Commands ..91 Partitioning Commands.

6 93 Accuracy and Speed Commands..95 Back-Annotation Commands ..96 FineSim Pro Command Reference ..100finesim_accelerate_rom ..100finesim_add_instance ..100finesim_add_divider ..101finesim_aginglib ..101finesim_aging_spfdivider ..101finesim_allow_dup_port ..102finesim_bisection_output ..102finesim_bisection_summary..102fines im_bsim3gate_leakage..103finesim_bytol ..103finesim_cbmodel ..104finesim_c_model ..104finesim_c_model_exclude ..104finesim_check_model..105finesim_che ck_vth ..105finesim_chk_devport ..105finesim_chk_fsdb ..106finesim_chk_disk_space ..106finesim_chkblkpwr_pwrnode ..106finesim_chkblkpwr_pwrport ..106viiContentsfinesim_chkznode_vth ..107finesim_clampVerilog ..107finesim_convlevel ..108finesim_cutnode ..109finesim_dcalg ..110finesim_dceffort ..110finesim_delmax ..111finesim_delmax_level ..112finesim_detect_lvdd ..113finesim_detect_lvdd_static ..113finesim_double_precision_output.

7 113finesim_dpf..113finesim_dpfadddev ..114finesim_dpfhdiv ..114finesim_dpfprefix ..115finesim_dpfscale ..115finesim_dpfsuffix ..115finesim_dvmax ..116finesim_em_layer ..116finesim_enhanced_tcl_mode ..117finesim_exit ..117finesim_exitwarn ..117finesim_exit_invopt ..118finesim_fcapmin ..118finesim_fcapmodel ..118finesim_flatsize..119finesim_floati ng_gate_gshunt ..119finesim_fmiflag ..120finesim_fsc_auto_detect ..120finesim_fsc_vdd ..120finesim_fsdb_limit..121finesim_fsdb _max_size ..121finesim_fsdb_split..122finesim_fsdb _v43 ..122finesim_gen_ic_op ..122finesim_gic ..123finesim_gmax ..123finesim_goff ..124finesim_hier_delimiter ..124viiiContentsfinesim_hiersim ..124finesim_hstolscale ..125finesim_ichier ..125finesim_identical_mc_instance_file ..126finesim_ignore ..127finesim_ignore_chkfunc_error ..128finesim_ignore_floating_isrc..128fi nesim_ignore_option_error ..129finesim_ignore_subblk_option_error.

8 129finesim_iovec_abs_value ..129finesim_iovec_vih ..130finesim_iovec_vil ..130finesim_iovec_voh ..131finesim_iovec_vol ..131finesim_iprbtol ..131finesim_irem_rms..131finesim_keepze roparms ..132finesim_leakage_mode ..132finesim_loadmodel ..132finesim_lprobe_vh ..133finesim_lprobe_vl ..134finesim_lsf_format_chars ..134finesim_max_width_tol..135finesim_m axicout ..135finesim_mcbrief ..135finesim_mcseed ..136finesim_mc_stats_report ..136finesim_measout ..137finesim_method ..137finesim_mode..138finesim_model ..140finesim_model_cache_dc..141finesim_ model_verification_mode ..141finesim_montecarlo_mode ..142finesim_mparcheck ..142finesim_negcap ..143finesim_negres..143finesim_no_swap ..143finesim_num_meas_log ..144ixContentsfinesim_num_meas_per_line ..144finesim_output ..145finesim_output_fname_type ..145finesim_output_range..146finesim_pa rtition ..147finesim_prbexprvar..148finesim_prbp ort ..148finesim_prelayout_models.

9 149finesim_print_max_con_node ..149finesim_print_period..150finesim_pr int_to_probe ..150finesim_probe_passive_device ..151finesim_profile ..151finesim_psfdir ..152finesim_pt0_format..152finesim_pwrb lock ..153finesim_pwrtol ..154finesim_qlevel..154finesim_remove_v a_so_files ..154finesim_remove_probe_prefix ..155finesim_repdot ..155finesim_resmax ..155finesim_resmin ..156finesim_restore (.SNAPSHOT) ..156finesim_reuse_mos_model ..157finesim_rpitft_mode ..157finesim_scale ..158finesim_selem_conv_method..158fines im_selem_passive ..158finesim_set_cpu_time ..159finesim_set_special_char..159finesi m_simple_em_naming..159finesim_single_bi n_model_check ..160finesim_skip_unused_param ..160finesim_skipwarn ..160finesim_soa_warn ..161finesim_soa_warn_to_file..161finesi m_soa_maxwarns ..162finesim_speed ..162xContentsfinesim_spf ..162finesim_spf_add_irem_window ..163finesim_spf_keep_hier ..163finesim_spf_matcheffort.

10 164finesim_spf_removetoprc ..164finesim_spf_selective_backannotatio n..164finesim_spf_sensitive ..165finesim_spf_spef ..165finesim_spf_spice_names ..165finesim_spfallowerror ..166finesim_spfallowmissinginstance ..166finesim_spfcnet ..166finesim_spfeqr,finesim_spf2eqr,fine sim_spfeqrfile,finesim_spfeqronly ..167finesim_spffcmin ..168finesim_spffcnet ..168finesim_spfinst ..168finesim_spfmergeport ..169finesim_spfnonet ..170finesim_spfpost ..170finesim_spfpost_end, finesim_spfpost_out, finesim_spfpost_start ..171finesim_spfpost_out_only..171finesi m_spfprb ..171finesim_spfprb_mode..172finesim_spf prefix ..172finesim_spfpwr ..173finesim_spfrcnet ..174finesim_spfreplast ..175finesim_spfrmax ..176finesim_spfrmin ..177finesim_spfrptrmax..177finesim_spfs cale..178finesim_spfsplitnet ..178finesim_spfsuffix..179finesim_spftc ..179finesim_spred..180xiContentsfinesim _spredtc ..180finesim_subckt_dup_rule.