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

Level-2 Model

The level-2 diode model is used to model the Fowler-Nordheim tunneling current in thin insulators, such as silicon dioxide, commonly seen in nonvolatile memory. The peripheral diode is not supported for the level-2 model. If perim is specified, it is ignored.

DC Current

Linear Capacitance

Scaling Effects

The following are the Spectre scaling effects:

where

Otherwise, area defaults to 1.

Related Topics

Noise Model

Level-2 Model

Level-3 Model

Component Statements

Diode Model (diode)


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