SPICE defines the connections between circuit elements, hence the files being referred to as "netlists". CedarEDA supports the following syntax elements in SPICE, please file an issue on our public issue tracker for SPICE features that are important to you, but are not yet implemented.
| Type | Element | Supported Arguments |
|---|
| Voltage Source | V | DC, SIN, PULSE, PWL |
| Current Source | I | DC, SIN, PULSE, PWL |
| Ideal Resistor | R | |
| Ideal Capacitor | C | |
| Ideal Inductor | L | |
| Subcircuit Call | X | Instance parameter values |
| Type | Model Type | Reference |
|---|
| BSIM4 MOSFET | {n,p}mos LEVEL=54 | See ref. |
| Supported Commands | Example |
|---|
.param | .param c1 = 1p |
.parameter | .parameter rl = 10k |
.parameters | .parameters a=10 b=12 |
.option | See SPICE Options |
.options | See SPICE Options |
.subckt | .subckt foo n1 n2 n3 x=1 y=10 |
.ends | |
.global | .global vdd=1.2 |
.include | .include "file.sp" |
.lib | .lib "models.lib" section_name |
Some commands are ignored with the expectation that the users configures them from their run script.
Numbers in SPICE are case insensitive and support the following scaling suffixes:
| Suffix | Scale |
|---|
| T | 10^12 |
| G | 10^9 |
| MEG | 10^6 |
| k | 10^3 |
| m | 10^-3 |
| mil | 25.4u |
| u | 10^-6 |
| n | 10^-9 |
| p | 10^-12 |
| f | 10^-15 |
| a | 10^-18 |
The following mathematical operators are supported:
| Operator | Meaning |
|---|
+ | Addition |
- | Subtraction |
* | Multiplication |
/ | Division |
** | Exponent |
The following mathematical functions are supported:
| Function | Description |
|---|
min(x, y) | Minimum of x and y |
max(x, y) | Maximum of x and y |
abs(x) | Absolute value of x |
log(x) | Logarithm of x to base ℯ |
log10(x) | Logarithm of x to base 10 |
sgn(x) | Sign of x: x>0 = 1, x<0 = 1, x==0 = 0 |
sign(x, y) | Magnitude of x with the sign of y: sgn(y)*abs(x) |
exp(x) | ℯ^x |
pow(x,y) | x to the power of y |
pwr(x,y) | Signed power: sgn(x)*(abs(x)^y) |
sqrt(x) | Square root of x |
sinh(x) | Hyperbolic sine of x |
cosh(x) | Hyperbolic cosine of x |
tanh(x) | Hyperbolic tangent of x |
sin(x) | Sine of x (in radians) |
cos(x) | Cosine of x (in radians) |
tan(x) | Tangent of x (in radians) |
atan(x) | Inverse tangent of x |
arctan(x) | Inverse tangent of x |
asinh(x) | Inverse hyperbolic sine of x |
acosh(x) | Inverse hyperbolic cosine of x |
atanh(x) | Inverse hyperbolic tangent of x |
int(x) | Integer portion of x |
nint(x) | Round to nearest integer to x |
floor(x) | Integer value less than or equal to x |
ceil(x) | Integer value greater than or equal to x |