HSPICE Simulation and Analysis User Guide

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6 Printed in the Simulation and Analysis User Guide , Simulation and Analysis User This Manual xxiiiInside This Manual..xxiiiThe HSPICE Documentation Set..xxvSearching Across the HSPICE Documentation Set..xxviOther Related Publications ..xxviConventions ..xxviiCustomer Support ..xxviiiAccessing SolvNet xxviiiContacting the Synopsys Technical Support Center ..1 HSPICE Varieties..2 Features ..3 HSPICE Features for Running Higher-Level Simulations ..5 Simulation Structure ..6 Experimental Methods Supported by HSPICE ..6 HSPICE Data Flow..7 Simulation Process Overview .. and Simulation ..11 Setting Environment Variables ..11 Setting License Variables.

7 11 License Queuing ..12 Standard Input Files..13 Design and File Naming Conventions ..13 Output Configuration File ..14 Initialization File ..14ivHSPICE Simulation and Analysis User Operating Point Initial Conditions File)..15 Input Netlist File ..15 Library Input File ..15 Analog Transition Data File ..15 Standard Output Files ..16AC Analysis Results File ..17AC Analysis Measurement Reults File ..17DC Analysis Results File ..18DC Analysis Measurement Results File..18 Digital Output File..18 FFT Analysis Graph Data File ..18 Hardcopy Graph Data File ..18 HBLSP Analysis Extraction Results File ..18 HBLSP Analysis Results File ..19 HBLSP Analysis Print Information File.

8 19 Operating Point Information File..19 Operating Point Node Voltages File ..19 Output Listing File ..19 Output Status File ..20 Output Tables ..21 Subcircuit Cross-Listing File..21 Transient Analysis Measurement Results File ..21 Transient Analysis Results File ..21 Starting HSPICE ..22 Redirecting Output ..23 Running an HSPICE Simulation ..24 Interactive Simulation ..26 Examples of Starting HSPICE ..26 Starting HSPICE RF ..28 Improving Simulation Performance with Multithreading ..29 Running HSPICE -MT ..29 Performance Improvement Estimations ..30 Simulating in Client/Server Mode..30 Server..31 Client ..31 Simulating with Stand-alone .MEASURE Calculations.

9 33 HSPICE Simulation and Analysis User Netlist and Data Entry ..35 Input Netlist File Guidelines ..35 Input Line Format ..36 First Character ..38 Delimiters ..38 Node Identifiers ..39 Instance Names ..39 Hierarchy Paths ..41 Numbers..41 Parameters and Expressions ..42 Input Netlist File Structure ..43 Schematic Netlists ..43 Input Netlist File Composition ..45 Title of Simulation ..46 Comments and Line Continuation ..47 Element and Source Statements ..48 Defining Subcircuits ..50 Node Naming Conventions ..50 Using Wildcards on Node Names ..51 Element, Instance, and Subcircuit Naming Conventions ..53 Subcircuit Node Names ..53 Path Names of Subcircuit Nodes.

10 54 Abbreviated Subcircuit Node Names ..55 Automatic Node Name Generation ..55 Global Node Names..56 Circuit Temperature ..56 Data-Driven Analysis ..56 Library Calls and Definitions ..57 Library Building Rules ..57 Automatic Library Selection ..57 Defining Parameters..58 Predefined Analysis ..58 Measurement Parameters ..59 Altering Design Variables and Subcircuits ..59 Using Multiple .ALTER Blocks ..60 Connecting Nodes ..60 Deleting a Library ..61 Ending a Netlist ..61viHSPICE Simulation and Analysis User Netlists (IF-ELSE)..61 Using Subcircuits ..63 Hierarchical Parameters..64M (Multiply) Parameter ..64S (Scale) Parameter ..65 Using Hierarchical Parameters to Simplify Simulation .