Chapter 23

Using the Common Model Interface

Avant!'s Common Model Interface (CMI) is a program interface for adding proprietary models into the Star-Hspice simulator.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Understanding CMI
• Examining the Directory Structure
• Running Simulations with CMI Models
• Supported Platforms
• Adding Proprietary MOS Models
• Testing CMI Models
• Model Interface Routines
• Interface Variables
• Internal Routines
• Supporting Extended Topology
• Conventions