sgcpal@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (P.A.ul Layman [EE-Device Physics]) (10/24/87)
I am currently investigating the use of computer simulation in circuit
design. I would appreciate any comments about various simulation packages
that you have made use of. These comments would be most useful if they
included the answers to questions like:
What simulation program are you using(spice2, spice3, sabre, watand, ...)?
What types of simulation does it support(DC, transient, steady state, ...)?
Why are you using it(locally developed, used in university, history, ...)?
What other programs have you used?
What types of circuits are you using it to simulate(analog, digital, ...)?
Does it do an adequate job or are there certain circuit topologies
that it just can't handle(oscillators, bistable, ...)?
Are exact results important or is execution time the real consideration?
What features do you really like?
What features do you wish it had?
Does it have a good user interface(interactive, batch, windows)?
Can you easily add (I don't mean alter) your own models?
Is the documentation adequate?
How did you learn to use it(others, late nights, vendor training, ...)?
Please respond by E-mail, I will summarize to the net in a couple of weeks.
If you could also include a telephone number it may prove useful.
Thank's in advance,
Paul A. Layman
University of Waterloo, Electrical Engineering,
Silicon Devices and Integrated Circuits Research Group (SiDIC)
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