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Available components

The following table shows some of components supported by the simulator for each kind of simulations.

component symbol DC analysis S-Parameter
analysis		 Noise waves AC analysis AC noise Transient
analysis		 Harmonic
Balance		 Digital
simulation		 comment
resistor yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
capacitor yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
inductor yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
ground yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes required in analog simulations
DC block yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
DC feed yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
bias T yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
attenuator yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
isolator yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
circulator yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
phase shifter yes yes yes yes yes no no no DC model: short
ideal coupler yes yes yes yes yes no no no
time controlled switch yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
relais yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
current probe yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
voltage probe yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
ideal transmission
line		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
4-terminal transmission
line		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
twisted pair
line		 yes yes yes yes yes no no no
coaxial line yes yes yes yes yes no no no
rectangular waveguide yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip line yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip open yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip cross yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip
mitered bend		 yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip step yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip tee yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip corner yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip gap yes yes yes yes yes no no no
coupled microstrip
line		 yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip via yes yes yes yes yes no no no
microstrip radial stub yes yes yes yes yes no no no
coplanar line yes yes yes yes yes no no no
coplanar open yes yes yes yes yes no no no
coplanar short yes yes yes yes yes no no no
coplanar series gap yes yes yes yes yes no no no
coplanar step yes yes yes yes yes no no no
bond wire yes yes yes yes yes no no no
transformer yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
symmetrical
transformer		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
voltage controlled
current source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
gyrator yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
current controlled
current source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
voltage controlled
voltage source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
current controlled
voltage source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
DC voltage yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
DC current yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
AC voltage yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
AC current yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
AC power yes yes yes yes yes yes no no s-parameter port
AM modulated voltage source yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
PM modulated voltage source yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
noise voltage yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
noise current yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
diode yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
diac (bidirectional trigger diode) yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
thyristor (silicon controlled rectifier) yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
triac (bidirectional thyristor) yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
junction fet yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
homo junction
bipolar transistor		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
homo junction bipolar
transistor with substrate		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
mosfet yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
depletion mosfet yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
mosfet with
substrate, i.e. bulk		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
FBH HBT verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
HICUM Level 2 v2.1 verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
HICUM Level 2 v2.22 verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
HICUM Level 2 v2.23 verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
HICUM Level 0 v1.12 verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no npn and pnp type
HICUM Level 0 v1.2 verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no npn and pnp type
MESFET verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no Curtice, Statz, TOM-1 and TOM-2 included
nfet only
EPFL EKV v2.6 verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no nmos and pmos type
equation defined device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no 1 to 8 branches possible (more necessary?)
equation defined RF device yes yes yes yes yes yes no no 1 to 8 ports possible; S-, Y- and Z-parameters
equation defined 2-port RF device yes yes yes yes yes yes no no A-, G-, H-, T-, S-, Y- and Z-parameters
S-parameter
file data		 no yes yes yes yes no no no 1- to 40-port including an
additional reference port definitions
possible (more necessary?)
SPICE netlist yes yes yes yes yes yes no no subcircuit as
well as plain netlist
supported
single voltage
pulse source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
single current
pulse source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
periodic rectangular
voltage pulse source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
periodic rectangular
current pulse source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
exponential voltage pulse source yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
exponential current pulse source yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
file based voltage source yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
file based current source yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
amplifier yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
operational
amplifier		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
modular operational amplifier verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
logarithmic amplifier verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
potentiometer verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
photodiode verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
phototransistor verilog device yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no npn-type only
mutual
inductors		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
three mutual
inductors		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
correlated
noise sources		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
correlated noise
voltage sources		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
correlated noise
current sources		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no no
digital
source		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
logical
OR		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
logical
NOR		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
logical
AND		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
logical
NAND		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
logical
XOR		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
logical
XNOR		 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
inverter yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
buffer yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
D-flipflop no no no no no no no yes only for digital simulations
RS-flipflop no no no no no no no yes only for digital simulations
JK-flipflop no no no no no no no yes only for digital simulations
logic 0 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
logic 1 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
T-flipflop w/ SR yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
JK-flipflop w/ SR yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
D-flipflop w/ SR yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
highest priority encoder yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
grey to binary code converter yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
binary to grey code converter yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
gated D-latch yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
digital to analog voltage level shifter yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
analog to digital voltage level shifter yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
2to1 multiplexer yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
4to1 multiplexer yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
8to1 multiplexer yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
2to4 demultiplexer yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
3to8 demultiplexer yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
4to16 demultiplexer yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
4x2 and/or yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
4x3 and/or yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
4x4 and/or yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
2bit pattern generator yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
3bit pattern generator yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
4bit pattern generator yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
1bit comparator yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
2bit comparator yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
4bit comparator yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
1bit half adder yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
1bit full adder yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
2bit full adder yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
VHDL file no no no no no no no yes only for digital VHDL simulations
Verilog-HDL file no no no no no no no yes only for digital Verilog-HDL simulations