Hi Tracy, I have tried 2001.x and 2002.x versions of Hspice, and due to license issue I couldn't get 2003.x to work. I have attached in .sp file in this email. Thanks for your help, Bowen -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Barclay [mailto:Tracy.Barclay@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:15 AM To: Liu, Bowen Cc: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [SI-LIST] Hspice Fieldsolver Question Hi Bowen, What version of HSPICE are you using? Is it possible to send me your netlist as an attachment? There's a bunch of special characters that came through in the email. You can use 'mil' or 'mm' in your field solver dimensions so that you don't have to write the dimensions as expressions to convert them from meters (default). Tracy Barclay CAE Synopsys, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Liu, Bowen Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 15:48 To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] Hspice Fieldsolver Question Hi, I got an error "Singular MOM Matrix" when running Hspice fieldsolver, the source code is at below. I found that if I change trace width(W_MB) from 6 to 4 mils, it would work. Looking for inputs on causes for this error and work around. Thanks a lot, Bowen .tran 0.01n 20n V1 1 0 10 AC 1 PULSE 0 5 10N 20N 20N 500N 2U R1 1 2 1K R2 2 0 1K C1 2 0 .001U .option post=3D1 .option probe .param MB_U_GRID=3D10 .param Er_MB=3D5 .param Er_MB_SM=3D3 .param H_MB=3D2 .param W_MB=3D6 .param T_MB=3D1 .param T_Er_MB=3D0.25 .param T_PLANE=3D1.2 ********** *Materials ********** .material diel_MB Dielectric ER=3DEr_MB Losstangent=3D0.027 .material diel_MB_SM Dielectric ER=3DEr_MB_SM Losstangent=3D0.027 .material trace METAL CONDUCTIVITY=3D31meg .material gnd_plane METAL CONDUCTIVITY=3D31meg ********** *SHAPE ********** .shape rect_TL0 Rectangle Width=3D'W_MB*0.0254e-3' = Height=3D'T_MB*0.0254e-3' *********** *STACKUP *********** .Layerstack stack_TL0 +Layer=3D(gnd_plane,'0.0254e-3*T_PLANE') +Layer=3D(diel_MB,'0.0254e-3*H_MB') +Layer=3D(diel_MB_SM,'0.0254e-3*T_Er_MB') ****************** *option settings ****************** .fsoptions opt1 accuracy=3Dhigh printdata=3Dyes +COMPUTEGD=3DYES, COMPUTERS=3DYES ***************** *conductors ***************** .MODEL U_MB W Modeltype=3DFieldSolver, +LayerStack=3D stack_TL0, Fsoptions=3Dopt1, +RLGCFILE=3Dtest.rlc +conductor=3D(shape=3Drect_TL0,MATERIAL=3DTRACE, TYPE=3DSIGNAL,Origin=3D(0,'0.0254e-3*(T_PLANE+H_MB)')), +conductor=3D(shape=3Drect_TL0,MATERIAL=3DTRACE, TYPE=3DSIGNAL,Origin=3D('0.0254e-3*MB_U_GRID','0.0254e-3*(T_PLANE+H_MB)' )= ), +conductor=3D(shape=3Drect_TL0,MATERIAL=3DTRACE, TYPE=3DSIGNAL,Origin=3D('2*0.0254e-3*MB_U_GRID','0.0254e-3*(T_PLANE+H_MB )= ')) .end ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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 -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/octet-stream -- File: u_mb_test.sp -- Desc: u_mb_test.sp ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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