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ACS is a general-purpose circuit simulator. It performs nonlinear
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DC and transient analyses, Fourier analysis, and AC analysis
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linearized at an operating point. It is fully interactive and
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command driven. It can also be run in batch mode or as a server.
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The output is produced as it simulates. Spice-compatible models
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for the MOSFET (level 1 and 2) and diode are included in this
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release.
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Since it is fully interactive, it is possible to make changes and
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re-simulate quickly. The interactive design makes it well suited
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to the typical iterative design process used in optimizing a circuit
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design. It is also well suited to undergraduate teaching where
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Spice in batch mode can be quite intimidating. This version, while
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still officially in beta test, should be stable enough for basic
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undergraduate teaching and courses in MOS design, but not for
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bipolar design.
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In batch mode it is mostly Spice compatible, so it is often possible
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to use the same file for both ACS and Spice.
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