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

Junction Capacitor (juncap)

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Instance Syntax

Name  a  k ModelName parameter=value ...

Instance Parameters

ab=1e-12 m2

Diffusion area.

ls=1e-06 m

Length of the side-wall of the diffusion area AB which is not under the gate.

lg=1e-06 m

Length of the side-wall of the diffusion area AB which is under the gate.

mult=1

Number of devices in parallel.

region=triode

Estimated DC operating region, used as a convergence aid. Possible values are off, rev, fwd, or brk.

m=1

Multiplicity factor.

area=1.0e-12 m2

Alias of ab.

peri=0.0 m

Alias of ls.

pgate=0.0 m

Alias of lg.

pj=0.0 m

Aias of peri.

Model Syntax

model modelName juncap parameter=value ...

Model Parameters

level=1

Level of this model.

dta=0 K

Temperature offset of the juncap element with respect to TA.

tr=25 C

Temperature at which the parameters have been determined.

vr=0 V

Voltage at which the parameters have been determined.

jsgbr=0.001 Am-2

Bottom saturation-current density due to electron-hole generation at V=VR.

jsdbr=0.001 Am-2

Bottom saturation-current density due to diffusion from back contact.

jsgsr=0.001 Am^-1

Sidewall saturation-current density due to electron-hole generation at V=VR.

jsdsr=0.001 Am^-1

Sidewall saturation-current density due to diffusion from back contact.

jsggr=0.001 Am^-1

Gate edge saturation-current density due to diffusion from back contact.

jsdgr=0.001 Am^-1

Gate edge saturation-current density due to diffusion from back contact.

nb=1

Emission coefficient of the bottom forward current.

ns=1

Emission coefficient of the sidewall forward current.

ng=1

Emission coefficient of the gate edge forward current.

vb=0.9 V

Reverse breakdown voltage.

cjbr=1e-12 Fm-2

Bottom junction capacitance at V=VR.

cjsr=1e-12 Fm^-1

Sidewall junction capacitance at V=VR.

cjgr=1e-12 Fm^-1

Gate edge junction capacitance at V=VR.

vdbr=1 V

Diffusion voltage of the bottom junction at T=TR.

vdsr=1 V

Diffusion voltage of the sidewall junction at T=TR.

vdgr=1 V

Diffusion voltage of the gate edge junction at T=TR.

pb=0.4

Bottom junction grading coefficient.

ps=0.4

Sidewall junction grading coefficient.

pg=0.4

Gate edge junction grading coefficient.

imax=1e+03 A

Explosion current.

shrink=0

Linear shrink factor.

shrink2=0

Areal shrink factor.

type=n

Transistor gender. Possible values are n, p, npn, pnp, npnv, pnpv, npnl,  or pnpl.

tnom (C)

Alias of tnom.

tref (C)

Alias of tnom.

Output Parameters

dta (K)

Temperature offset of the juncap element with respect to TA.

tr (C)

Temperature at which the parameters have been determined.

vr (V)

Voltage at which the parameters have been determined.

isgb (Am-2)

Bottom saturation-current density due to electron-hole generation at V=VR.

isdb (Am-2)

Bottom saturation-current density due to diffusion from back contact.

isgs (Am^-1)

Sidewall saturation-current density due to electron-hole generation at V=VR.

isds (Am^-1)

Sidewall saturation-current density due to diffusion from back contact.

isgg (Am^-1)

Gate edge saturation-current density due to electron-hole generation at V=VR.

isdg (Am^-1)

Gate edge saturation-current density due to diffusion from back contact.

nb

Emission coefficient of the bottom forward current.

ns

Emission coefficient of the sidewall forward current.

ng

Emission coefficient of the gate edge forward current.

cjb (Fm-2)

Bottom junction capacitance at V=VR.

cjs (Fm^-1)

Sidewall junction capacitance at V=VR.

cjg (Fm^-1)

Gate edge junction capacitance at V=VR.

vdb (V)

Diffusion voltage of the bottom junction at T=TR.

vds (V)

Diffusion voltage of the sidewall junction at T=TR.

vdg (V)

Diffusion voltage of the gate edge junction at T=TR.

pb

Bottom junction grading coefficient.

ps

Sidewall junction grading coefficient.

imax (A)

Explosion current.

vexpl (A)

Explosion voltage.

pg

Gate edge junction grading coefficient.

Operating-Point Parameters

g (S)

Total differential conductance.

c (F)

Total capacitance.

lx1 (A)

Total current.

lx3 (Coul)

Total charge.

lx5 (F)

Total capacitance, identical to OP output c.

ctotal (F)

Total capacitance, identical to OP output c.

vdio (V)

Voltage across junction.

pwr (W)

Power for juncap.

diode_region

DIODE region. Possible values are off and on.

Related Topics

Fractional Impedance/Admittance Pole (fracpole)

Two-Terminal Capacitor (capacitor)

Two Terminal Capacitor with the specified Q factor (capq)

JUNCAP2 Model (juncap200)

Junction Capacitor (juncap_eldo)

Passive Components


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