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README for NGSPICE
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Ngspice is a mixed-level/mixed-signal circuit simulator. Its code
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is based on three open source software packages: Spice3f5, Cider1b1
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and Xspice.
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Spice3 does not need any introduction, is the most popular circuit
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simulator. In over 30 years of its life Spice3 has become a de-facto
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standard for simulating circuits.
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Cider couples Spice3f5 circuit level simulator to DSIM device simulator
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to provide greater simulation accuracy of critical devices. DSIM
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devices are described in terms of their structures and materials.
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Xspice is an extension to Spice3C1 that provides code modeling support
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and simulation of digital components through an embedded event driven
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algorithm.
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Ngspice is, anyway, a little more than the simple sum of the packages
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above, as many people contributed to the project with their experience,
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their bug fixes and their improvements. If you are interested, browse
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the site and discover what ngspice offers and what needs. If you think
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you can help, join the development team.
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Ngspice is an ongoing project, growing everyday from users contributions,
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suggestions and reports. What we will be able to do depends mostly on
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user interests, contributions and feedback.
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MAILING LISTS:
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There are two mailing lists dedicated to the use and development of ngspice.
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* ngspice-users@lists.sourceforge.net:
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This list is the list for the users of the ngspice simulator.
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* ngspice-devel@lists.sourceforge.net:
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ngspice development issues. Developers and "want to be" developers should
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subscribe here.
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To subscribe the list(s), send a message to:
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<ngspice-users-subscribe@lists.sourceforge.net>
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<ngspice-devel-subscribe@lists.sourceforge.net>
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OBSOLETE MAILING LISTS:
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* ngspice-bugs@list.sourceforge.net:
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This list is no longer used by the ngspice maintainers. Bug reports should
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go to the ngspice bug tracker.
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WEB SITEs:
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This project is hosted on Sourceforge.net.
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The home page is http://ngspice.sourceforge.net
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The summary page is http://sourceforge.net/projects/ngspice
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