VBIC Version 1.2 Released in SmartSpice and
UTMOST III

Introduction

The latest VBIC bipolar model v1.2 of Sep 24 1999 has been integrated into SmartSpice and UTMOST III. It can be invoked by specifying the model selector LEVEL=5 and the version selector VERSION=1.2. in the .MODEL card. This new version becomes the default VBIC model.

A new model parameter REVISION has been introduced to invoke future updates or older VBIC models. In SmartSpice/UTMOST III, only the old version 1.1.5 is still supported and can be invoked by specifying VERSION=1.1 and REVISION=5. If other values are given, v1.2 is assumed. Aliases are listed in Table