Spectre problem modelling ideal capacitor and current source
- From: "Maz" <maz.khorasani@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 17 Jul 2006 08:34:57 -0700
I am trying to model a very basic system however it is not performing
as I expected. I basically have an ideal current source (1 pA) feeding
into an ideal capacitor model (1uF) in Spectre. I am expecting a
linear relationship of voltage vs time based on integrating the
capacitor current equation:
Ic = c*(dVc/dt)
integrating to get
Vc = (1/c)*Ic*t = Kt, where K = (1/c)*Ic
However, I am finding that when I attempt to model this in Cadence
using Spectre, the simulation saturates follows an exponential
relationship that saturates at the constant K value (1mV). I cannot
seem to explain why it does not follow a linear function. Does the
specre ideal capacitor model include resistance? If so, is there a way
to remove that?
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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