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SPICE topic overview

The analysis highlights Products, Successors and Program features and structure as prominent areas in the source structure around SPICE.

Related topics: 105
Source areas: 6
Connected nodes: 111
Extracted relationships: 124
Concept neighborhoods: 30
Bridge connections: 111

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Program features and structure · 32 topics

Successors · 23 topics

Origins · 19 topics

Introduction · 13 topics

SPICE usage beyond electronic simulation · 12 topics

Overview · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in: English
License: Public domain
Original author: Laurence W. Nagel
Release: 1973; 53 years ago (1973)
Type: Electronic circuit simulation
Written in: Fortran

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Open-source Open-source software
Analog electronic circuit Analogue electronics
Simulator Electronic circuit simulation
Integrated circuit
Circuit designs Circuit design
Circuit Electronic circuit

Introduction

Breadboard
Photolithographic masks Photomask
Parasitic resistances and capacitances Parasitic element (electrical networks)
Monte Carlo Monte Carlo method
Netlist
Transistors
Resistors
Capacitors
Nonlinear Nonlinear system
Differential algebraic equations Differential algebraic equation
Implicit integration methods Explicit and implicit methods
Newton's method
Sparse matrix

Origins

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How SPICE connects Entity context

The extracted context around SPICE shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, SPICE → Adams-Moulton, At, BDF, Berkeley, Berkeley's CDC, California, CANCER, Computer Analysis, Defense, Donald Pederson, Electronics Research Laboratory, Ellis Cohen, Excluding Radiation, FORTRAN, FORTRAN IV, FORTRAN-based, Gear, It, Laurence, Nagel Another extracted example is SPICE → Among, Ashawna, Berkeley SPICE, Cadence Design Systems, HSPICE, IC, ISPICE, Kim Hailey, Meta Software, National CSS, PSPICE, SPICE-based, Synopsys, The, Today. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Top relations

related to Origins · 36

SPICE → Adams-Moulton, At, BDF, Berkeley, Berkeley's CDC, California, CANCER, Computer Analysis, Defense, Donald Pederson, Electronics Research Laboratory, Ellis Cohen, Excluding Radiation, FORTRAN, FORTRAN IV, FORTRAN-based, Gear, It, Laurence, Nagel

related to Commercial versions and spinoffs · 15

SPICE → Among, Ashawna, Berkeley SPICE, Cadence Design Systems, HSPICE, IC, ISPICE, Kim Hailey, Meta Software, National CSS, PSPICE, SPICE-based, Synopsys, The, Today

related to Open-source successors · 12

SPICE → Berkeley SPICE, CIDER, CODECS, Georgia Tech, Ngspice, No, Oregon State University, Since, SPICE OPUS, UC Berkeley, WRspice, XSPICE

related to Device models · 11

SPICE → BSIM, Ebers, Gummel, In, JFET, Moll, MOSFET, Poon, SPICE2, SPICE3, UC Berkeley

related to Histories, original papers · 9

SPICE → Nagel's, SPICE1, SPICE2, SPICE3, SPICESPICE2, The, Thomas Quarles, UC BerkeleyCider, UC BerkeleySPICE

related to Input and output: Netlists, schematic capture and plotting · 8

SPICE → Also, In, Several, SPICE2, SPICE3, These, UNIX, Vendors

related to Analyses · 6

SPICE → AC, DC, Noise, SPICE2, Transfer, Transient

see also · 6

SPICE → Buffer Information Specification, Comparison, EDA, Electronics, IBIS, SPICE OPUSTransistor

related to Introduction · 5

SPICE → Further, IC, Simulating, The SPICE, Unlike

related to SPICE usage beyond electronic simulation · 4

SPICE → As SPICE, For, In, Likewise

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

circuit simulation models added integrated analyses circuits analysis program berkeley also voltage many spice2 simulators elements used design commercial device

SPICE relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 124 structured relationships around SPICE. Examples in this analysis include SPICE → Available in → English and SPICE → License → Public domain. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
SPICE	Available in	English	1.00	infobox
SPICE	License	Public domain	1.00	infobox
SPICE	Original author	Laurence W. Nagel	1.00	infobox
SPICE	Release	1973; 53 years ago (1973)	1.00	infobox
SPICE	Type	Electronic circuit simulation	1.00	infobox
SPICE	Website	bwrcs.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/IcBook/SPICE/	1.00	infobox
SPICE	Written in	Fortran	1.00	infobox
SPICE	is a	industry-standard way to verify circuit operation at the transistor level before committing to manufacturing an integrated circuit	0.90	text
SPICE	related to Analyses	SPICE2	0.60	section
SPICE	related to Analyses	AC	0.60	section
SPICE	related to Analyses	DC	0.60	section
SPICE	related to Analyses	Noise	0.60	section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around SPICE bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Berkeley, Circuits and Operating. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

SPICE
- Berkeley
- Circuits
- Operating
- Versions
- Became
- Used
- Simulators
- Many
- Original
- Small-signal
- Developed
- Equations
spice
- Berkeley
- Circuits
- Operating
- Versions
- Became
- Used
- Simulators
- Many
- Original
- Small-signal
- Developed
- Equations
analog electronic circuit
- Open-source
- Spice
- Simulation
- Program
- Integrated
- Analyses
- Analysis
- Elements
- Original
- Simulator
- Many
- Available
integrated circuit
- Design
- Spice
- Simulation
- Circuit
- Integrated
- Analyses
- Analysis
- Electronic
- Simulator
- Elements
- Became
- Many
circuit designs
- Spice
- Simulation
- Integrated
- Analyses
- Analysis
- Elements
- Many
- Simulator
- Operating
- Design
- Using
- Simulators
circuit
- Spice
- Simulation
- Integrated
- Analyses
- Analysis
- Elements
- Many
- Simulator
- Operating
- Design
- Using
- Simulators
semiconductor device simulation
- Models
- Many
- Open-source
- Original
- Circuit
- Spice
- Electronic
- Program
- Berkeley
- Integrated
- Added
- Commercial
spice opus
- Berkeley
- Circuits
- Operating
- Versions
- Became
- Used
- Simulators
- Many
- Original
- Small-signal
- Developed
- Equations

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For SPICE, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects SPICE with Program features and structure. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3

SPICE — Program features and structure · splits 79 ⟂ 33

SPICE — Successors · splits 88 ⟂ 24

SPICE — Origins · splits 92 ⟂ 20

SPICE — Introduction · splits 98 ⟂ 14

SPICE — SPICE usage beyond electronic simulation · splits 99 ⟂ 13

SPICE — Overview · splits 105 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

SPICE

Nodes112

Edges111

Triples124

Avg. degree1.98

Density0.017857

Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around SPICE to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Products, Successors & Program features and structure, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — SPICE · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout