From acd6bef22226e66723efa8b657a13d4c0d603842 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pnenzi Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:57:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated DEVICES and Changelog to reflect changes in bsim4 code. --- ChangeLog | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ DEVICES | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 3becf34f3..54fe9fb65 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,23 @@ +2005-02-28 Paolo Nenzi + + * DEVICES: Updated (again) changing BSIM4 level from 60 to 14 since + older model revisions are not yet in ngspice. This is consistent + with model developers: newer models are compatible with older ones. + + * src/spicelib/devices/bsim4/: updated to revision 4.4.0 with "m" + parallel multiplier enhancements. Thanks to Mick Tooher + and Dietmar Warning for + this update. + + * tests/bsim4/: updated test files for bsim4 4.4.0. The old files have + been replaced with new ones coming from BSIM4 site. There are new + tests: (*_gedl*) and ro_17.cir. + +2005-02-25 Paolo Nenzi + + * DEVICES: Dietmar Warning (warning@danalyse.de) provided me an + updated and corrected version of this file. + 2005-02-08 Paolo Nenzi * src/frontend/subckt.c: modified the file with the one supplied by diff --git a/DEVICES b/DEVICES index a44d837fe..a8ddbd092 100644 --- a/DEVICES +++ b/DEVICES @@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ JFET2 - Junction Field Effect Transistor (PS model) Dir: devices/jfet2 Status: - This is the Parker Skellern model. + This is the Parker Skellern model for MESFETs. Web Site: http://www.elec.mq.edu.au/cnerf/models/psmodel/ @@ -374,14 +374,24 @@ JFET2 - Junction Field Effect Transistor (PS model) *************************** HFET devices *************************** *************************************************************************** -HFET - HFET Level 1 (MacSpice3f4) + Added code from macspice3f4 HFET1&2 and MESA model + Original note: + Added device calls for Mesfet models and HFET models + provided by Trond Ytterdal as of Nov 98 + +HFET1 - Heterostructure Field Effect Transistor Level 1 Initial Release. Ver: N/A Class: Z Level: 5 - Dir: devices/hfet + Dir: devices/hfet1 Status: + This is the Heterostructure Field Effect Transistor model from: + K. Lee, M. Shur, T. A. Fjeldly and T. Ytterdal + "Semiconductor Device Modeling in VLSI", + 1993, Prentice Hall, New Jersey + Enhancements over the original model: - Parallel multiplier @@ -389,7 +399,7 @@ HFET - HFET Level 1 (MacSpice3f4) - Added pole-zero analysis -HFET2 - HFET Level 2 (MacSpice3f4) +HFET2 - Heterostructure Field Effect Transistor Level 2 Initial Release. Ver: N/A Class: Z @@ -397,6 +407,8 @@ HFET2 - HFET Level 2 (MacSpice3f4) Dir: devices/hfet2 Status: + Simplified version of hfet1 + Enhancements over the original model: - Parallel multiplier @@ -408,7 +420,7 @@ HFET2 - HFET Level 2 (MacSpice3f4) *************************** MES devices *************************** *************************************************************************** -MES - MESfet model +MES - MESFET model Initial Release. Ver: N/A Class: Z @@ -416,13 +428,20 @@ MES - MESfet model Dir: devices/mes Status: + This is the original spice3 MESFET model (Statz). + Enhancements over the original model: - Parallel multiplier - Alan Gillespie junction diodes implementation -MESA - MESA model (MacSpice3f4) + Added code from macspice3f4 HFET1&2 and MESA model + Original note: + Added device calls for Mesfet models and HFET models + provided by Trond Ytterdal as of Nov 98 + +MESA - MESFET model (MacSpice3f4) Initial Release. Ver: N/A Class: Z @@ -618,9 +637,9 @@ BSIM3 - BSIM model level 3 BSIM4 - BSIM model level 4 (0.18 um) Initial Release. - Ver: 4.2.1 (Updated in rework 14) + Ver: 4.4.0 Class: M - Level: 60 + Level: 14 Dir: devices/bsim4 Status: TO BE TESTED @@ -630,7 +649,7 @@ BSIM4 - BSIM model level 4 (0.18 um) Web site: http://www-device.eecs.berkeley.edu/~bsim3/bsim4.html - *) Rework 14: Updated to 4.21 YET UNTESTED. + Updated to 4.4.0 YET UNTESTED. HiSIM - Hiroshima-university STARC IGFET Model