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Star-Hspice Quick Reference Guide

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Introduction<br />

Input Netlist File<br />

For a complete description of HSPICE installation, system<br />

configuration, setup and basic operation, please refer to the<br />

<strong>Star</strong>-<strong>Hspice</strong> Manual, “Volume 1—Simulation and Analysis.”<br />

HSPICE now accepts input line lengths of 1024 characters.<br />

Sample Input Netlist File Structure<br />

.TITLE<br />

Implicit first line; becomes input<br />

netlist file title.<br />

* or $ Comments to describe the circuit.<br />

.OPTIONS<br />

<br />

<br />

.TEMPERATURE<br />

PRINT/PLOT/<br />

GRAPH/PROBE<br />

.IC or .NODESET<br />

SOURCES<br />

NETLIST<br />

.MACRO libraries<br />

<br />

<br />

.ALTER<br />

Set conditions for simulation<br />

analysis.<br />

Statements to set sweep variables.<br />

Sets print, plot, graph, and probe<br />

variables.<br />

Sets input state; can also be put in<br />

initial conditions.<br />

Sets input stimulus.<br />

Circuit description.<br />

.LIBRARY and .INC.<br />

Suppresses the printout of the text<br />

from the list file.<br />

Restores output printback.<br />

Sequence for inline case analysis.<br />

1-4 <strong>Star</strong>-<strong>Hspice</strong> <strong>Quick</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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