What's Good About AMS Simulator IBIS Model Capability? It’s in the 16.6 Release!

• SPICE circuit generation for all IBIS versions
• Support for V-T curves
• Analog simulation of XNets (use Advanced Analysis tools for smoke analysis on bypass components)

Read on for more details …

The Model Editor now supports all versions of IBIS for V-T curves.

Invoke Modeled.exe.

Invoke the IBIS converter from the menu Model > IBIS Translator.

Browse to Database\IBISImport\epcs64.ibs:


Click OK to generate PSpice Model.

PSpice allows you to simulate nets with SI Model assignments in PSpice. Consider the following example circuit:



Select a design from Project Manager and invoke the library setup. Ensure the library setup is correct:

Select pins U1A.16 and U1B.11 and select RMB > Signal Integrity >Assign SI Model:


Assign any output model to the pin:


Open a TCL Command Window in Capture from the menu View > Command Window.

Type in the following TCL command to activate the IBIS netlisting -
SetOptionString IBIS_PINS_NETLIST TRUE

Next, source a TCL file from your hierarchy -
source {$CDSROOT\pspice\tclscripts\IbisToPSpice\tcl\ibisnetlist.tcl}

Create a transient simulation profile Tran.

Generate the PSpice Netlist from IBIS by executing the following command -
::ibisnetlist::run

Run the PSpice Simulation.

Plot V(Mynet).

Create new measurement:


Launch AA for Sensitivity analysis from Capture.

Import measurement.

In the AA TCL Window, enter the following command -
source {<path>\database\SimulatingSI\PspAAProcessDesign.tcl}

Run Sensitivity Analysis.



I look forward to your comments about how you’re using these new capabilities!

Jerry “GenPart” Grzenia