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power supply noise modelling

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how can i model power supply noise in hspice?
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Add SIN, PULSE or PWL sources with arbitrary frequencies in series with your power supply source. Or add a behavioral noise current source in series, s. this clip from the HSPICE Simulation and Analysis User Guide: View attachment hspice_simulation+analysis_user_guide_Mar_2006_p_186-187.pdf

So you can add a thermal (white) noise current of arbitrary value, e.g such value corresponding to a 1kΩ resistor:
noise='4*1.38e-23*(TEMPER+273.15)*0.001'

4kT is given in W/Hz . 0.001 ≙ 1/1kΩ

The full 'expression' is given in A2/Hz .
 
If your power supply is an LDO, you should find its noise vs. frequency plot in the datasheet. Most of the noise in an LDO comes from the bandgap, and it's largely pink noise. I don't know about the features of that software, but it's always possible to create a white noise source, and feed it into a filter to shape the noise vs. frequency, then create a voltage-controlled voltage source which takes this filtered noise as its input and outputs your "power supply" voltage.
 

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