This chapter describes model statements for passive devices. It includes statements for resistors, inductors, and capacitors.
Use the set of passive model statements in conjunction with element definitions to construct a wide range of board and integrated circuit-level designs. Passive device models let you include transformers, PC board trace interconnects, coaxial cables and transmission lines in an analysis. The wire element model is specifically designed to model the RC delay and RC transmission line effects of interconnects at both the IC level and the PC board level.
To aid in designing power supplies, a mutual-inductor model includes switching regulators and a number of other magnetic circuits, including a magnetic-core model and element. You can specify precision modeling of passive elements using geometric, temperature, and parasitic model parameters.