Thanks to everybody for the recommendations. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Sefton > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 6:28 AM > To: [SI-LIST] > Subject: [SI-LIST] Spice recommendation > > Looking for recommendations on a good overall Spice package > for SMPS design and general mixed analog/digital simulations. > By good I mean nice (and > useful) feature set, flexible in what vendor models it can > use, help with convergence problems, and easy to use. > > I'm primarily looking at PSpice from Cadence and ICAP/4 (Windows or > Professional) from Intusoft. They're in the same general > $3K-$5K price range, but I've had no luck finding any > unbiased comparisons or evaluations of the two packages, or > really of any Spice package. Only marketing fluff from the > vendors themselves. Yes, I could and will eval the products, > but would like to hear from others who have really run them > through their paces. > > I'm pretty much a Spice newbie and can never get LTSpice to > do what I want. > I'm ready to invest time and money in a tool I can get some > real work done with instead of having to outsource it. > > Thanks, > Bob S. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.net 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