Diode Device

The Spectre diode device is translated as an ADS diode device. For information on the diode model, refer to Diode_Model:PN-Junction Diode Model.

Example Spectre Command Line:

d0 (dp dn) pdiode l=3e-4 w=2.5e-4 area=1

Spectre Netlist Syntax:

name n1 n2 mname [param=value]*

ADS Netlist Syntax:

mname:did node1 node2 [param=value]*

ADS Schematic Symbol:

Instance Parameters:

For information on parameter format, refer to Using Parameter Mapping Tables to Understand a Translation

Table 7-7. Diode Parameter Mapping

ADS Name	Unit	Default	Spectre Name	Unit	Default
Area		1	area
Periph		0	perim
Length	m		l	m	1e-6
Width	m		w	m	1e-6
Region		on	region		on
_M		1	m		1
Parameters not in Spectre Model
Temp	°C	25
Mode		nonlinear
Noise		yes
Gd	Siemens
Cd	F
			Parameters not in ADS Model
			trise	°C
			scale		1
Temp = trise + temp ("temp" is an ADS global variable)

Comments:

If trise is provided, Temp=trise+temp (temp is an ADS global variable).