Highlights

New and updated features in Model Builder Program (MBP) 2017

  • New SRAM cell model generation package
  • Enhanced model extraction flows
  • Script API update
  • UI Improvements
  • Support for new model versions

Description

Model Builder Program (MBP)Introducing MBP 2017

MBP 2017 introduces the new model extraction package for static random-access memory (SRAM) cell. The automated model extraction flows are enhanced for statistical model and the compact models including BSIM3v3, BSIM4 and BSIM-CMG. Script API is updated to support more functionalities. Various improvements are made on user interface (UI). The internal SPICE engine supports the latest model versions: BSIM-CMG 110.0, 109.0, BSIM-IMG 102.8, 102.7, HiSIM2 2.9.0, HiSIM_HV 2.3.2, 2.3.1, 2.3.0, and EKV 302.00.

New SRAM cell model generation package

  • Support for the simulation of SRAM cell-level figures of merit (FOMs)
  • Ease of tuning parameters from different model components
  • Support for the comparison of different SRAM cell models

Enhanced model extraction flows for:

  • Statistical model
  • BSIM3v3
  • BSIM4
  • BSIM-CMG

Script API update

  • Allows you to set data range in script application programming interface (API)
  • New function is supported to determine if a parameter exists or not

UI Improvements

  • Enables user to display intact number on X/Y axis of a plot
  • Allows user to update the parameter value in the tuner bar even if the value is out of boundary
  • Improved redo/undo dropdown list to include the information of model name
  • Allows user to rename the new Browser window
  • Allows user to resize the Model Tweaking window

Support for new model versions

  • BSIM-CMG 110.0, 109.0
  • BSIM-IMG 102.8, 102.7
  • HiSIM2 2.9.0
  • HiSIM_HV 2.3.2, 2.3.1, 2.3.0
  • EKV 302.00

Platforms, Licensing & OS support

  • Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit)
  • Windows 10 (64-bit only)
  • LINUX RHEL 5, 6 and 7 (64-bit only)
  • License software version 2017.01

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