1.1.2 Feature List

The list below shows a summary of Analog Insydes' main program features.

Netlist-based input of electronic circuits and control systems

Available linear circuit elements: resistor, impedance, conductance, admittance, capacitor, inductor, independent current and voltage source, all four types of controlled sources (VCVS, CCVS, VCCS, CCCS), operational amplifier (OP), operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), nullator, norator, fixator

Available control network elements: proportional amplifier, differentiator, integrator, ideal transmission line, generic transfer function, signal source

Hierarchical netlist entry and device modeling by means of subcircuits and behavioral model definitions

User-extendible device model library which includes bipolar (full Gummel-Poon small-signal and large-signal) and MOS (full Level 1-3 and BSIM3v3 small-signal, Level 1 large-signal) transistor models

Automatic setup of symbolic or mixed symbolic/numeric circuit equations by modified nodal (MNA), sparse tableau (STA), and extended sparse tableau analysis (ESTA) from netlists for linear and nonlinear circuits

Automatic equation setup for AC, DC, transient, and noise analysis

Symbolic calculation of transfer functions, input impedances, two-port parameters, etc.

Design formula extraction by approximation of linear symbolic circuit equations and transfer functions

Simplification techniques for the approximation of nonlinear circuit descriptions

Support for automated generation of behavioral models for nonlinear circuits

Numerical AC, noise, and pole/zero analysis

Numerical DC, DC-transfer, and transient analysis of nonlinear circuits

Solution of circuit equations not only for currents and voltages but also for design parameters

Graphics functions for Bode, Nyquist, Nichol, Fourier, and root locus plots, transient waveforms, DC-transfer, and parametric analyses

Netlist import for PSpice, Eldo, and Saber netlist files, including small-signal, operating-point, and model-card parameters

Import filter for PSpice, Eldo, and Saber simulation data

Export filter of Analog Insydes simulation data for PSpice and Saber

Export filter for Saber MAST model templates

Import filter for circuit schematics and other line graphics from DXF files