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Diode_Model:PN-Junction Diode Model

The Spectre diode model is translated to the ADS Diode_Model. For translation information on the diode device, refer to Diode Device.

For more information on the ADS model, place the model in a schematic and choose Edit > Component > Edit Component Parameters to view the model parameters. You can also click Help in the component editor dialog box for additional information.

Example Spectre Command Line:
model pdiode diode is=1.8e-8 rs=1.43 n=1.22 nz=2.31 gleak=6.2e-5 rsw=10 isw=6.1e-10 ibv=0.95e-3 tgs=2 ik=1.2e7 fc=0.5 cj=1.43e-3 pb=0.967 mj=0.337 cjsw=2.76e-9 vjsw=0.94 imax=1e20

Spectre Netlist Syntax:
model mname diode [param=value]*

ADS Netlist Syntax:
model mname Diode [param=value]*

ADS Schematic Symbol:

Model Parameters:

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

Table 8-4. Diode_Model Parameters Mapping
ADS Name
Unit
Default
Spectre Name
Unit
Default
Level


1
level


1
Is
A
10e-14
is
A
10e-14
Rs
ohms
0.0
rs
ohms
0.0
N


1.0
n


1.0
Tt
sec
0.0
tt
sec
0.0
Cjo
F
0.0
cjo
F
0.0
Vj
V
1.0
vj
pb
V
1.0
M


0.5
m


0.5
Eg
eV
1.11
eg
eV
1.11
Imax
A
1.0
imax
A
1.0
Xti


3.0
xti


3.0
Kf


0.0
kf


0.0
Af


1.0
af


1.0
Fc


0.5
fc


0.5
Bv
V
infinity (0)
bv
V
infinity
Ibv
A
0.001
ibv
A
0.001
Ikf
A
infinity (0)
ik
A
infinity
Nbv


1.0
nz


1.0
Tnom
°C
25
tnom
°C
set by options
Jsw
A
0.0
isw
A
0.0
Cjsw
F
0.0
cjsw
F
0.0
Msw


0.33
mjsw


0.33
Vjsw
V
1.0
vjsw
V
1.0
Fcsw


0.0
fc


0.5
Area


0
area


1
Periph


0
perim


0
Tlev


0
tlev


0
Tlevc


00
tlevc


0
EgAlpha
V/°C
7.02e-4
gap1
V/°C
7.02e-4
EgBeta
K
1108
gap2
°C
1108
Tcjo
1/°C
0.0
cta
1/°C
0.0
Tcjsw
1/°C
0.0
ctp
1/°C
0.0
Tvj
1/°C


pta
V/°C
0.0
Tvjsw
1/°C


ptp
V/°C
0.0
Trs
1/°C


trs
1/°C
0.0
Tbv
1/°C
0.0
tbv1
1/°C
0.0
wBv
V
infinity
bvj
V
infinity
Parameters not in Spectre Model






Pb
V








Isr
A








Nr










Isr
A
0.0






Nr


2.0






Ikr
A
0.0






IkModel










Ibvl
A
0.0






Nbvl


1.0






Ibvl
A








Nbvl










Ffe


1.0






wBv
V
0.0






Pbsw










Length
m








Width
m








Dwl










Shrink










Pt










Ttt1
1/°C








Ttt2
1/°C2








Tm1
1/°C
0.0






Tm2
1/°C2








wPmax
W
infinity






ExpModel










Secured
















Parameters not in ADS Model






minr
ohms
0.0






ns


1






cd
F
0.0






imelt
A
imax






ikp
A
ik






allow_scaling


no






etch
m
0.0






etchl
m
etch






trise
°C
0.0






trs2
1/°C2
0.0






tbv2
1/°C2
0.0






dskip


yes






gleak
Siemens
0.0






gleaksw
Siemens
0.0






tgs
1/°C2
0.0






tgs2
1/°C2
0.0






if
A/Vnf
1e-10






ir
A/Vnr
if






ecrf
V/m
2.55e10






ecrr
V/m
ecrf






nf


2






nr


nf






tox
m
1e-8


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