Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch1 HSPICE ® Introduction Autumn 2006

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 2 SPICE History SPICE  Simulation Program Integrated Circuit Emphasis Prof. Ronald A. Rohrer (SPICE’s father) 1971 : CANCER 1972 – SPICE – HSPICE ® 1983 – SPICE2G6... Present : Star-HSPICE ® Prof. Larry Nagel

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 3 Star-HSPICE Characteristics Simulation in Stable, Transient, Frequency Domain Modes Simulation from DC to Microwave frequencies Greater than 100GHz Number of Elements Only Limited by Computer Memory Using from AvanWaves to Waveforms Display and Analysis Circuits and Models Optimization

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 4 Simulation Process Using from a Text Editor Program to Generating an Input File. This File consist Information about Circuit and Called NETLIST. This File Type is “.SP” HSPICE.EXE Running to Circuit Simulation and Output Data Generating AvanWaves Running to Output Graphs Display

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 5 Creating A “.SP” File

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 6 HSPICE Program Running

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 7 HSPICE Menus Open.SP Files Simulatio n Display Graphs Edit NETLIS T Quit from Progra m Edit.LIS File.SP File Path 1 st Line of NETLIST.LIS File Path

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 8 Example 1 – An RC Network AC Analysis Always “0” is GND NETLIST A Simple AC Run * Elements Statements V AC 1 R K R K C u * Control Statements.OP.AC DEC 10 1K 1MEG.PRINT AC V(1) V(2) I(R2) I(C1).END

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 9 Circuit Simulation

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 10 AvanWaves Running

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 11 Graphs Displaying Mouse Right Click

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 12 Example 2 – An RC Network Transient Analysis Always “0” is GND NETLIST A Simple Transient Run * Elements Statements V AC 1 PULSE N 20N 20N 500N 2U R K R K C U * Control Statements.OP.TRAN 10N 2U.PRINT TRAN V(1) V(2) I(R2) I(C1).END

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 13 Graphs Displaying

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 14 Example 3 – Id-Vds characteristics in NMOS Always “0” is GND NETLIST (Vds,Id) for n-Channel.op Vdd 1 0 dc 2 Vgg 2 0 dc 1.15 M MNMOS L=1u W=30u.MODEL MNMOS NMOS VTO=0.7 KP=110U +LAMBDA=0.04 GAMMA=0.4 PHI=0.7.dc Vdd (Vgg ).print dc Id=par("-I(Vdd)").end Vdd Vgg

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Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 16 Example 4 – Temperature effect in NMOS Id-Vgs characteristics Always “0” is GND NETLIST (Vgg,Id) for n-Channel (temp. effect).op Vdd 1 0 dc 2 Vgg 2 0 dc 1.15 M MNMOS L=1u W=30u.MODEL MNMOS NMOS VTO=0.7 KP=110U +LAMBDA=0.04 GAMMA=0.4 PHI=0.7.temp dc Vgg probe dc Id=par("-I(Vdd)").end Vdd Vgg M1M1

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Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 18 Example 5 – CMOS Inverter 0 NETLIST CMOS Inverter Circuit M1 OUT IN VDD VDD MPMOS L=1U W=20U M2 OUT IN 0 0 MNMOS L=1U W=20U VDD VDD 0 5 VIN IN 0 0 PULSE N 1N 1N 5N 20N CLOAD OUT P.MODEL MNMOS NMOS VTO=0.7 KP=25U +LAMBDA=0.01 GAMMA=0.8 PHI=0.6.MODEL MPMOS PMOS VTO=-0.7 KP=8U +LAMBDA=0.02 GAMMA=0.4 PHI=0.6.OP.TRAN 200P 20N.PRINT TRAN V(IN) V(OUT).END Vdd - + Cload out in Vin m1 m2

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 19 Graphs Displaying

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 20 Example 6 – Id-Vgs characteristics in NMOS - w/l influence NETLIST V(gg,Id) for n-Channel (W/L effect).op Vdd 1 0 dc 2 Vgg 2 0 dc 1.15 M MNMOS L=LM W=WM.MODEL MNMOS NMOS VTO=0.7 KP=110U +LAMBDA=0.04 GAMMA=0.4 PHI=0.7.data ratio LM WM 1u 10u 1u 20u 1u 50u.enddata.dc Vgg data=ratio.print dc Id=par("-I(Vdd)").end Vdd Vgg

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 21 Graphs Displaying

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 22 Scaling Factors in HSPICE Factor Name MarkScale femtof1e-15 picop1e-12 nanon1e-9 microu1e-6 milim1e-3 kilok1e3 megameg1e6 gigag1e9 terat1e12 decibeldb20log10

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 23 units in HSPICE MarkUnit aAngstrom ampampere cmcentimeter degdegree evElectron-volt ffarad hHenry mmeter ohm vvolt ssecond

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 24 Commands Summary.TEMP t1 > for example :.TEMP MODEL mname type + Type : AMP = Op-Amp NMOS = n-Ch MOSFET PMOS = p-Ch MOSFET R = Resistor & … Pname1… : Parameters Name for Example :.MODEL MNMOS NMOS VTO=0.7 KP=110U LAMBDA=0.04 +GAMMA=0.4 PHI=0.7

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 25 Device Defining 1 Resistor : Rxxx n1 n2 resistance val> + val> + Example : RC R=1k TC1=0.001 TC2=0

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 26 Device Defining 2 Capacitor : Cxxx n1 n2 capacitance val> + val> + Example : Cshunt out gnd C=100f TC1=0.001 L=0.003

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 27 Device Defining 3 MOSFET : Mxxx nd ng ns mname length> width> Example : M1 vdd vgg 0 0 MNMOS L=1u W=30u

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 28 Supply Defining 1 Independent : Vxxx n+ n- dcval> + > Ixxx n+ n- dcval> + > Tranfun = AM, DC, EXP, PU, SIN, …

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 29 Supply Defining 2 Pulse : Vxxx n+ n- PU + V1 V2 >>>> Ixxx n+ n- PU + V1 V2 >>>>

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 30 Supply Defining 3 Sin : Vxxx n+ n- SIN + Vo Va >>> Ixxx n+ n- SIN + Vo Va >>> example : VIN 3 0 SIN ( MEG 1NS 1e8)

Islamic Azad University - Qazvin Branch 31 THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR ATTENTION