Hi Gary, This is indicative of what I have used in the past. Probably no difference relative to what others have suggested... All the best, Steve S1 1 2 3 4 0 mname=s_model * S parameter .model s_model S TSTONEFILE = yourfile.s4p + fbase=50e6 fmax=50e9 Stephen P. Zinck Interconnect Engineering Inc. P.O. Box 577 South Berwick, ME 03908 Phone - (207) 384-8280 Fax - (207) 676-8676 Email - szinck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web - www.interconnectengineering.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Otonari" <garyo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <chen_jinhua@xxxxxxx>; <esayre3@xxxxxxxx> Cc: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:10 PM Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: HSPICE S-parameter File Syntax > Thanks, everyone, for the prompt and very helpful feedback. Still have = > not > resolved the issue, and now suspect a license or version problem. Good = > to > know that so many have been successfully using this feature... > > -- Gary > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------= > --- > -------- > Attend the GTL Signal Integrity University in Sunnyvale, CA - October = > 31 - > November 3=20 > =20 > GTL 122 - Fundamental Principles of Signal Integrity > GTL 250 - High Speed Board Design > =20 > GigaTest Labs =20 > 134 South Wolfe Road * Sunnyvale, CA * 94086 > 408.524.2700 > www.gigatest.com > =20 > > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = > On > Behalf Of chen_jinhua@xxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 1:44 PM > To: esayre3@xxxxxxxx; garyo@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: HSPICE S-parameter File Syntax > > Try not use the number as the first letter for filename, modelname, = > nodename > ... > > Jinhua > > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = > On > Behalf Of Ed Sayre III > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 4:46 PM > To: garyo@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: HSPICE S-parameter File Syntax > > Gary, > This is pulled from a working s-parameter demo file I just used. The = > > s-paramter file name and model name have been changed to protect the > innocent.. > > .model NAME s tstonefile=3D'FILENAME.s4p' > s1 txp rxp txn rxn 0 mname=3DNAME INTERPOLATION=3DSTEP > > This was for a 4 port single ended representation a 2 port differential=20 > model. Ports txp and txn are inputs and rxp and rxn outputs. > > Regards > -Ed > > > > > At 12:39 PM 3/1/2006 -0800, Gary Otonari wrote: >>Sorry if this has been covered: >> >>I have a need to deliver HSPICE netlists that use S-parameter models = > =3D >>(for >>vias). Don't have HSPICE documentation to check the correct syntax, = > and =3D >>our >>netlist won't pass thru the HSPICE parser. Error is on the =3D >>"DATAFILE=3D3Dxxx" =3D20 >> >>Here's the relevant text: >> >>" svia n1 n2 n3 n4 0 fqmodel=3D3Ddiffvia "=3D20 >>" .model diffvia sp n=3D3D4 datafile=3D3Dvia.s4p " >> >>Comments from you HSPICE experts out there, greatly appreciated... >> >>-- Gary >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------ >>To unsubscribe from si-list: >>si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >> >>or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >>//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >> >>For help: >>si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >> >>List FAQ wiki page is located at: >> http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ >> >>List technical documents are available at: >> http://www.si-list.org >> >>List archives are viewable at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >>or at our remote archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >>Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: >> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >> >> >> >>!DSPAM:440606e9183108841984579! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: =20 > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > =20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: =20 > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > =20 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu