| Developer(s) | Cadence Design Systems |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Electronic circuit simulation |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Cadence PSpice A/D and Advanced Analysis |
PSpice is a SPICE analog circuit and digital logic simulation program for Microsoft Windows. The name is an acronym for Personal Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis.
PSpice was initially developed by MicroSim and is used in electronic design automation. The company was bought by OrCAD, which was subsequently purchased by Cadence Design Systems.
PSpice was the first version of UC Berkeley SPICE available on a PC, having been released in January 1984 to run on the original IBM PC. This initial version ran from two 360 KB floppy disks and later included a waveform viewer and analyser program called Probe. Subsequent versions improved on performance and moved to DEC/VAX minicomputers, Sun workstations, Apple Macintosh, and Microsoft Windows.
During its development, PSpice has evolved into an analog mixed signal simulator. The software, now developed towards more complex industry requirements, is integrated in the complete systems design flow in OrCAD and Cadence Allegro. It includes features such as analysis of a circuit with automatic optimization, encryption, a model editor, support for parametrized models, auto-convergence and checkpoint restart, several internal solvers, a magnetic part editor, and support for Tabrizi core model for non-linear cores.