diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index fe978977c..7a2ebe342 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,42 @@ +Ngspice-38, Oct 30th, 2022 +============ +- New features: + + Add multiplier flag 'm' to behavioral capacitor and inductor + + Re-enable dc sweep after transient sim + + When plotting the phase, standard now is "Radiant". + + Add Lundin's geometry correction to the inductance formula + + New variable keep#branch to write the current to raw file + in the old fashion 1 v1#branch current + + Translate PSPICE U instances into equivaalent XSPICE code models. + + New configure flag --enable-shortcheck to enable a shortened make check + (only BSIM3 and BSIM4) + + B source will accept parameters in statistical functions like agauss + + WinGUI: Add a button 'Stop' to stop a simulation in intercative + or control mode. + + Update to the .probe p command (power measurement) + + Update to XSPICE aswitch and pswitch + + Make FROM/TO work in TRIG/TARG and WHEN variants of .meas/meas command. + + Limits to exp function, allow 0 for log (returning -1e99) + when starting iteration + + Insert XSPICE bridging devices automatically when an analogue node + has the same name as an XSPICE event node. + + New options savecurrents_bsim3, savecurrents_bsim4, and savecurrents_mos1 + + pwlts: a pwl v/i source with time input, smoothing and limiting functions + + New functions to the Code Model Library: cm_get_node_name() + and cm_probe_node() + + XSPICE: Add bidirectional digital/analog bridge. + + Search for .spiceinit firstly in a user defined directory named in env + SPICE_USERINIT_DIR, then in the current directory, then in HOME, then + in USERPROFILE. + + If compatmode is lt, change the pow(x,y) and x**y functions: + If x < 0, output only if y is integer number, otherwise output 0 + + Add a limit of 0.999 to bipolar parameters mje, mjc, and mjs. + +- Bug fixes: + + many bugs fixed and code improvements (see bugs 583 and up) + + making error messages more verbose + + memory leaks removed + Ngspice-37, May 22nd, 2022 ============ - New features: