December 2019

TIP OF THE MONTH

Replaying waveforms stored in a CSV file during XMODEL simulation

Learn how to create a data file for the 'pwl_gen' primitive from other format files to reproduce waveforms.

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PRIMITIVE OF THE MONTH

vcvs_sw, vccs_sw, ccvs_sw, cccs_sw

These primitives are helpful when modeling dependent voltage/current sources with switchable scale factors.

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XMODEL RELEASE UPDATES

2019.12 Release

This release added the MODELZEN support for negative-Vth transistors and XMODEL support for FSDB waveform dumping using the Verdi version of user's choice.

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Latest Issues

August 2025

Modeling Variations in ReRAMs, Supporting RNM Nettypes, and More

July 2025

Analyzing the Power-Saving Benefits of DBI Encoding for High-Speed Transceivers and More

June 2025

Measuring Open-Loop Transfer Function of DC-DC Converter, Extracting Charge-Pump Converter Models, and More

May 2025

XMODEL at DAC 2025, Modeling an Asynchronous SAR-ADC, and More

April 2025

Modeling NAND Flash Memory, Measuring Comparator's Offset, and More