A Python interface for SPICE-based simulations

Author

Batas, Daniel ; Fiedler, Horst

Author_Institution

Integrated Syst. Inst., Tech. Univ. Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

fYear

2010

fDate

7-10 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

161

Lastpage

164

Abstract

This paper introduces a programming interface for integrated CMOS circuit design. It connects the SPICE netlist level to an easy to use programming language: Python [1]. After classifying the context of this tool the fundamental application for parametric circuit simulation and signal processing is shown. This is done at the example of a parameterizable netlist for an inverter. Further on, calculations for a single MOS-device are shown. Normally required input parameters for SPICE can be set to be calculated in dependence of specified normally calculated output parameters. It is also shown how to deal with a two-dimensional search of input parameters.

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; SPICE; circuit simulation; high level languages; integrated circuit design; signal processing; Python interface; SPICE netlist level; SPICE-based simulation; integrated CMOS circuit design; parametric circuit simulation; programming interface; programming language; signal processing; Computational modeling; Geometry; Integrated circuit modeling; Logic gates; Mathematical model; SPICE; Semiconductor device modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals and Electronic Systems (ICSES), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Gliwice

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5307-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-83-9047-4-2

Type

conf

Filename

5595224