Analog
Devices
Apex Microtechnology
Burr-Brown
Comlinear
Harris Semiconductor
International Rectifier
Linear Technology
Maxim
Motorola Semiconductor
Products
National Semiconductor
Philips
Semiconductors
Polyfet
Siemens
Siliconix
Teccor
Texas Instruments
Zetex
EDN Magazine
SPICE Models from Symmetry
Duncan's Amp Pages
Intusoft Free SPICE Models
MOSIS IC Design Models
Analog & RF Models
SPICE and Circuit Simulation Information Sites
Berkeley Spice
BSIM3
Home Page
Software
Catalog, Ordering Forms and Instructions
FTP directory
-pub-Spice3
BSIM 3V3 L8 Documents (pdf format)
SIP - The Spice Internet Package,
run SPICE interactively from the website
NCSU SPICE Benchmarks
NASA Virtual Library-Electrical
Engineering
NIST Modeling Validation
Group
EDTN Home Page
Elantec
SGS-Thomson
Siemens Home Page
Temic (Siliconix)
Artwork Conversion
MOSIS IC Foundry
SPICE Simulations
Engineering Magazines with SPICE Articles
EDN Home Page
Personal Engineering & Instrumentation
Electronic Design
RF Design
PCIM Home Page
SPICE Compatible EDA Vendor Sites
Cadence Design Professional stuff
for people making their living with IC design, >100k$.Only good with a
fast UNIX workstation. SpectreRF is capable of some limited non-linear
block simulation.
Mentor Graphics Professional stuff
for people making their living with IC design, >100k$. Like Cadence, only
good with the most expensive workstation, since the software is sometimes
more expensive than the designer using it. Moreover, Mentor is not
so suitable for the Analog/RF IC designer.
Tanner Research (>10k$) Tspice
and other tools (L-edit) for the IC designer.
SIMetrix -Newbury Technology-
a 500$ Analog Spice simulator with schematic entry. It also features a
full BASIC-like scripting language allowing the automation of multiple
simulations and customized analysis of simulation results.
MyCAD MySpice,
a ??k $ plain vanilla "analog mode" mode Spice.
Intusoft ICAP/4, a 2~4k $ mixed
mode simulator with schematic entry.
OrCAD/Microsim Pspice, a multi k$
mixed mode simulator with schematic entry and PCB layout. Version 9 schematic
entry (OrCAD) is a big step back.
Penzar Development Topspice (a
500$ excellent mixed mode simulator, smith-chart plotting is included !)
Electronics Workbench Multisim
a 700~3k $ mixed mode simulator with a 700$ RF module for linear RF goodies
like Smirth Charts with gain circles etc.
RF Design Tools
Spur
Chart Calculator: Useful for defining the specifications of RF filters.
Cascaded
Block Analysis: Good tool for analyzing a cascade of blocks. Only runs
on UNIX
ANADIGICS
Receiver Model Tool: A demonstration tool for receiver block analysis.
Adding or deleting blocks is not possible.
Spectrum Allocation
Chart: At first glance it looks like a great chart, but it really doesn't
give you much needed information.
RF Design Tools EDA vendor sites
Hewlett
Packard HP-ADS Market leader. Excellent multi multi k$ RF simulator.
Good for the system designer or the designer making PCB boards with soldered
components. clumsy for the IC designer.
APLAC Excellent University
simulator from finland. Block level and schematic level are not fully integrated.
Now commercial with the Nokia tool for schematic entry. Too bad that it
is still a multi k$ tool.
Ansoft The Serenade Design Environment
(from Compact Software), a multi k$ PC-based tool for RF designers.
AWR Stephen A. Maa$'s Microwave
office, a 20k US$ package. 30 days demo available. Look and feel of HP-ADS.