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Spectre Circuit Simulator Components and Device Models Reference
Product Version 23.1, June 2023

Temperature Effect on Model Parameters

You can set both the model and the instance temperatures with the trise parameter. If the instance trise is specified, it overrides the model trise. The device temperature T is calculated by

(-38)

where Tambient is the global temperature set by the simulator.

Mobility and Transconductance Parameters

(-39)

(-40)

where ute is the exponent parameter. Default value of ute is -1.5.

Energy Band Gap

(-41)

Surface Potential

(-42)

where

(-43)

(-44)

(-45)

(-46)

(-47)

(-48)

where

(-49)

Built-in Voltage of Source/Drain Junctions

If tlevc = 0,

(-50)

(-51)

If tlevc = 1,2,

(-52)

(-53)

If tlevc = 3,

(-54)

(-55)

where

(-56)

(-57)

where

(-58)

(-59)

Junction Leakage Currents

(-60)

(-61)

where

(-62)

Junction Capacitances

If tlevc = 0

(-63)

(-64)

(-65)

(-66)

If tlevc = 1

(-67)

(-68)

(-69)

(-70)

If tlevc = 2,

(-71)

(-72)

(-73)

(-74)

If tlevc = 3,

(-75)

(-76)

(-77)

(-78)

Channel Length Modulation

(-79)

(-80)

Threshold Voltage

If tlev = 0,

(-81)

(-82)

If tlev = 1,

(-83)

tcv is negative.

(-84)

If tlev = 2,

(-85)

(-86)

Drain and Source Parasitic Resistance

(-87)

(-88)

Critical Field

(-89)

Related Topics

Common MOSFET Equations

Source/Drain Bulk Junction Models

Noise Model

Parameters Common to BSIM1 and BSIM2 Models


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