SPINS Files

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---------------------------------- INSTALLATION -------------------------------------
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1. Prerequisites

. Verify the MATLAB runtime is installed and ensure you    
  have installed version 8.5 (R2015a).   

. If the MATLAB runtime is not installed, do the following:
  (1) enter
  
      >>mcrinstaller
      
      at MATLAB prompt. The MCRINSTALLER command displays the 
      location of the MATLAB runtime installer.

  (2) run the MATLAB runtime installer.

Or download the Windows 64-bit version of the MATLAB runtime for R2015a 
from the MathWorks Web site by navigating to

   http://www.mathworks.com/products/compiler/mcr/index.html
   
   
For more information about the MATLAB runtime and the MATLAB runtime installer, see 
Package and Distribute in the MATLAB Compiler documentation  
in the MathWorks Documentation Center.    


NOTE: You will need administrator rights to run MCRInstaller. 


2. Run the program

Run the program by launching 'gds2hfss.exe'

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------------------------------ GDS to HFSS Converter --------------------------------
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Applications needed:
1. Ansys High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS)

Inputs:
1. GDS file (.gds)
2. HFSS technology file (.csv)

Substrate, Oxide, Air radiation and boundary:
1. Choose a layer not used in the structure for a dummy substrate
2. Draw a rectangle to specify the size of substrate on dummy substrate layer
3. In the technology file (.csv): 
    - Specify the layer number of the dummy substrate
    - Use 'SUB' to specify the properties of substrate
    - Use 'OX#' to specify the oxide layers, where # is a number in increasing order