User`s guide

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Figure 11-3 Example Schematic example.sch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16
Figure 11-4 ECL Compatible Schmitt Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-18
Figure 11-5 Netlist for Schmitt Trigger Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19
Figure 11-6 Hysteresis Curve Example: Schmitt Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-20
Figure 12-1 Passive Filter Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Figure 12-2 Current of L1 when R1 is 1.5 Ohms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
Figure 12-3 Rise Time and Overshoot vs. Damping Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
Figure 12-4 Inductor Waveform Data Viewed with Derived Rise Time and Overshoot Data 12-7
Figure 12-5 RLC Filter Example Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8
Figure 12-6 Probe Plot of Capacitance vs. Bias Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10
Figure 12-7 Example Schematic example.sch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12
Figure 13-1 Example Schematic example.sch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Figure 13-2 Monte Carlo Analysis Setup for example.sch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Figure 13-3 Summary of Monte Carlo Runs for example.sch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Figure 13-4 Parameter Values for Monte Carlo Pass 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-9
Figure 13-5 Pressure Sensor Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
Figure 13-6 Model Definition for RMonte1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Figure 13-7 Pressure Sensor Circuit with RMontel and RTherm Model Definitions . . . 13-16
Figure 13-8 Chebyshev Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-20
Figure 13-9 Monte Carlo Analysis Setup Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-20
Figure 13-10 1 dB Bandwidth Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-22
Figure 13-11 Center Frequency Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-24
Figure 13-12 Simple Biased BJT Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-28
Figure 13-13 YatX Goal Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-29
Figure 13-14 Amplifier Netlist and Circuit File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-30
Figure 13-15 Correct Worst-Case Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31
Figure 13-16 Incorrect Worst-Case Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-31
Figure 13-17 Schematic Demonstrating Use of VARY BOTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-32
Figure 13-18 Circuit File Demonstrating Use of VARY BOTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-32
Figure 14-1 Schematic Fragment with FILESTIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
Figure 14-2 Circuit with a Timing Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-29
Figure 14-3 Circuit with Timing Ambiguity Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-29
Figure 15-1 Mixed Analog/Digital Circuit Before and After Interface Generation . . . . 15-13
Figure 15-2 Simulation Output for Mixed Analog/Digital Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14
Figure 16-1 Timing Ambiguity Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-4
Figure 16-2 Timing Ambiguity Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-5
Figure 16-3 Timing Ambiguity Example 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-5
Figure 16-4 Timing Ambiguity Example 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-5
Figure 16-5 Timing Hazard Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6
Figure 16-6 Convergence Hazard Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6
Figure 16-7 Critical Hazard Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-7
Figure 16-8 Cumulative Ambiguity Hazard Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-8