Convert into
(File Menu)MICROWIND2 converts the layout data into CIF using a specific interface, invoked by "File -> Convert Into -> CIF layout file". The CIF file can be exported to VLSI CAD software. The right table of the screen gives the correspondence between MICROWIND2 layers and CIF layers, the number of boxes in the layout and the corresponding over-etch. The overetch is used to modify the final size of the CIF boxes in order to fit the exact design rules.
MICROWIND2 can also convert the layout data into a SPICE netlist using the command "File -> Convert Into -> SPICE netlist". Your design is then translated into a SPICE compatible description. The circuit extractor included in the software generates the equivalent circuit diagram of the layout and a spice compatible netlist ready to be simulated. You may select the model you will be using for simulation. The choice lies between model 1, model 3 and model 9.
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