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

Model Usage

Instance Syntax

HiSIM_IGBT instance need specify 4 or 5 terminals. The 4th terminal needs to be set as float by connecting a zero-ampere current source between the base terminal and the ground, or by not connecting any circuit element to the base terminal. Although selfheating is inactivate now and being testing, the 5th terminal can be set and will be treated as external selfheating node. To specify HiSIM_IGBT instance element, the Model Name has to be associated with a HiSIM_IGBT model card.

InstanceName c g e b ModelName parameter=value ...

Sample Instance Statement

m1 (vcc vgg vee vbb) n_ch w=0.1u l=0.21 m=1e-7 

For more instance parameters, refer to the Reference of this model.

Model Syntax

The following syntax specifies HiSIM_IGBT model:

model ModelName hisim_igbt parameter=value ...

The third parameter, “hisim_igbt”, is the master to indicate this model card is a HiSIM_IGBT model card.

Sample Model Statement

model n_ch hisim_igbt coadov=1 tox=1e-7 nsubc=1e17

For more model parameters, refer to the Reference of this model.


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