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 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release *****************************
 Date: 05/23/2017 by PED
 1)  SOA updates to DEFETs per MRS3733.  New n20zvtvhv1 and relaxed limits for other DEFETs.

 Date: 09/12/16
 1) QHC: Tuned FFCELL/SFCELL/SSCELL/FSCELL corner for shrunken sonos fnpass
 2) QHC: Added Monte Carlo model for Pdiff resistor

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release *****************************
 Date: 01/27/16
 1) QHC: Tuned FFCELL/SFCELL corner for shrunken sonos fnpass

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release *****************************
 Date: 10/01/15
 1) PED: Changed model_oob of VPP from 20V to 40V per MRS#3191 for s8pfn

 Date: 09/23/15
 1) QHC: Added new HD capacitor: xcmvpp_hd5_4x2
 2) QHC: Fixed issue with mrp1 in PMC model that made it not work with extracted netlists

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2841,3363)*************************
 Date: 05/27/15
 1) QHC: Created various discrete bins for nlowvt/plowvt/pshort that were previously optim only.
 2) QHC: Extracted silicon based PMC model based on new MRGA requirements
 3) QHC: Added new VPP cell for FPG1 (xcmvpp_hd5_6p8x6p1_m1m4)
 4) QHC: Various changes for Solido compatibility (QHC-201)
 5) QHC: Changed poly resistor scaling for Eldo 2015 compatibility
 6) QHC: Removed option M53 and re-worked devices to remove "m" from sub-circuits

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#3111)******************************
 Date: 05/07/14
 1) QHC: S8S model freeze.  Added a bin to fnpass and sonos_e/p that is only allowed in s8s*
 2) QHC: Updated S8PIR, S8PFN, and S8PF PMC models

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#3013)******************************
 Date: 12/10/13
 1) QHC: SCS8HD New W/L's frozen models (nshort, phighvt)

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2863)******************************
 Date: 09/25/13
 1) QHC: Atlas VPP stable model release

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2899)******************************
 Date: 08/28/13
 1) QHC: Updated npnpar_polyhv model to fix convergence issue with finesim.
 2) MVO: Added temperature dependent dnwdiode_pw model OOB to prevent excessive forward bias.
 3) QHC: NLVTPASS frozen models
 4) MVO: S8TNV Calibre corner models
 5) MVO: Lowered OOB limits for forward body bias to match MRGA.
 6) QHC: Updated fixed model map for VPP's for CAD support of Atlas VPP's

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release ****************************************
 Date: 04/10/13
 1) QHC: Frozen hrpoly model update.  Added voltage coefficient to hrpoly (MRS-2744)

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2591)******************************
 Date: 03/06/13
 1) QHC: Added 3LM, 4LM, and 5LM fixed model map files for VPP's to s8x.
 2) QHC: Added symlinks to the appropriate fixed model map in all derivatives

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2591)******************************
 Date: 11/12/12
 1) PED: Added new VPP xcmvpp11p5x11p7_polym50p4shield for TSG5L support
 2) QHC: Added stable release of HV poly-formed emitter NPN

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2456)******************************
 Date: 09/20/12
 1) QHC: Added lot/gauss param to poly tempco
 2) QHC: Updated xcmvpp5 model to latest layout

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2456)******************************
 Date: 05/04/12
 Updates to 04/26/12 release.  Some features were intentionally not released until now.
 1) QHC: Added Spectre models for 7 new VPP's for Atlantis
 2) QHC: Re-ran PMC model generation on all derivatives.

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2456)******************************
 Date: 04/26/12
 1) QHC: Added 7 new VPP's for Atlantis
 2) MVO: Updates PMC models for S8P12-10R and S8P-5R (Amkor only), S8PIR-10R
 3) MVO: Calibre, Synopsys model updates for S8PIR-10R
 4) MVO: Changed delta W for RDL in S8PIR-10R

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2283)******************************
 Date: 01/11/12
 1) QHC: Updated flicker noise models for all periphery FETs (QHC-99)
 2) QHC: Added 7 new VPP's (3 5LM, 4 4LM)
 3) QHC: Created s8p-5r Spectre models
 4) QHC: Reduced VPP mismatch in Spectre model to be consistent with Spice
 5) MVO: Added  top level soa.cor file enabling both gox_check_nor.cor and model_oob.cor models
 6) MVO: GOX stress model updated based on PATM#27

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2038)******************************
 Date: 07/01/11
 1) PED: nvhv/pvhv New Reverse Condition SOA to ensure FET not biased in model limitation region
 2) QHC: Centered and tightened xcmvpp11p5x11p7_lim5shield
 3) QHC: Added RF FETs to s8p flow

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 beta Release (MRS#2038)*******************************
 Date: 02/18/11 (Spice only b/c other sims not have subckt SOA)
 1) PED: nvhv/pvhv New Reverse Condition SOA to ensure FET not biased in model limitation region

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 beta5 Release(MRS#2038)*******************************
 Date: 12/23/10
 1) QHC: Added 2 new VPP's: xcmvpp11p5x11p7_lim5shield and xcmvpp8p6x7p9_m3_lim5shield
 2) QHC: Updated 2 VPP's to frozen: xcmvpp11p5x11p7_m5shield and xcmvpp11p5x11p7_polym5shield

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 beta4 Release(MRS#1984)*******************************
 Date: 09/24/10
 1) PED: NVHV/PVHV LOD model addition (will require new cadflow and re-netlist, see TCS#2115).
 2) MVO: NVHV/PVHV Mismatch model reduction.
 3) PED: NVHV Reverse Body bias Vth model fitting improvement for nvhv l=0.7, w=20,50,60.
 4) OVR: NVHV Gate Capacitance increase.
 5) PED: Added SPR 69419 workaround to fix Eldo 2009.2a bug that gave wrong FET Mismatch sims
    ***SPR workaround is to add .option mc_ignore_binning to fix FET Mismatch problems

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 beta3 Release(MRS#1877)*******************************
 Date: 09/17/10
 1) OVR: Updated pnppar5x model based on frz silicon data
 2) OVR: Added temp coeff monte-carlo model to pnppar5x model

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 beta 2 Release *******************************
 By: QHC, MVO
 1) Added PVHV/NVHV reliability models
 2) Added new M5 shielded VPP's

 *****************  S8 Models.3.5 beta 1 Release *******************************
 By: PXG/PED/OVR
 1) Updated PVHV/NVHV DC/AC modelds

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 Official Release *******************************
 Date: 02/25/2010
 By: QHC
 1) Removed pre-silicon nvhv from 1/22/2010 release, otherwise same as beta8

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 BETA8 FOR VPP OVER MOSCAP (MRS-1844)
 Date: 02/12/2010
 By: QHC
 1) Added xcmvpp2_nhvnative10x4 and xcmvpp2_phv5x4

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 ALPHA1 FOR NVHV (MRS-1802 )              *******
 Date: 01/22/2010
 By: PED
 1) Added pre-silicon nvhv model per MRS-1802.

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 BETA7 (MRS-1636, MS-1767, SPR) ******************
 Date: 12/17/2009
 By: QHC, PXG, PED
 1) QHC: RF ESD diodes now have the same resistance forward and reverse and this is based on forward measurements.
 2) QHC: Tuned PNPPAR beta over temperature back to cadflow values.  Tempcos were maintained about the same.
 3) QHC: Updated phighvt varactor model to show VG and temperature dependence of biases from -1.8V to -0.8V (CMIN)
 4) QHC: Converted both varactor models to spice format. (SPR 61200)
 5) PXG: SPR-62445 Updated Diode Leakge for fnpass/sonos(flash:0.45/0.22,latch:1/0.5)to match ndiode_nvs at temp not equal to 30C
 6) PED: MRS-1829: Reduced leakage in tt_leak.cor and leak.cor for nhvnative w/l=10/0.9um
 7) MVO: MRS-1767: Updated OOB model

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 BETA6 (MRS-1636) ******************
 Date: 10/20/2009
 By: PED
 1) Added forward bias resistance modeling for ESD diode modeling
 2) Reverted varactor changes in Beta5 back to Beta4 model results (QHC)

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 BETA5 (MRS-1718) ******************
 Date: 10/09/2009
 By: QHC
 1) Implemented charge based varactor model in spice, removed Verilog-A model
 2) Added tempcos to Cmin for varactors

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 BETA4 *****************************
 Date: 6/04/2009
 By: MVO
 1) Widened xcmimc
 2) Remover all NON "_b" RF FETs in s8tma-5r directory

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 BETA3 *****************************
 Date: 5/08/2009
 By: QHC
 1) Added xcmimc2

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 BETA2 (MRS-1550)*****************************
 Date: 4/15/2009
 By: OVR
 1) Added eval model for pnppar5x device
 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 BETA1 *****************************
 Date: 12/17/2008
 By: PXG, MVO, QHC
 1) Updated Flash,Latch BOL Program corner
 2) Updated L=0.22 NVSSONOS program,erase corners for TBOL/BOL
 3) Added nlowvt optimization model for ss/ff/sf/fs
 4) Added phighvt optimization model for tt/ff/ss/fs/sf/leak/ttleak
 5) Updated VPP mismatch
 6) Updated nvssonos mismatch

 *****************  S8 Models.3.4 ALPHA1 *****************************
 Date: 12/05/2008
 By: PXG, MVO, OVR, QHC
 1) updated Nlowvt corners(ff/ss/fs/sf) for 7/0.15,removed optimization corners for ff/ss/fs/sf
 2) updated fnpass corners
 3) updated Phighvt corners for 0.64/0.18,removed optimization corners, all corners pointing to discrete corners
 4) VPP capacitor updated
 5) PVHV 5.0/0.66 device updated
 6) Ntvnative all W's for L=0.5 updated
 7) Pwell resistor updated
 8) Nvsrnpass 0.3/0.22 updated

 *****************  S8 Models.3.3  *****************************
 Date: 10/29/2008
 By: MVO
 1) Removed several discrete phighvt deviceses to align with MRGA AD
 ***********************

 *****************  S8 Models.3.3 Beta2 ***********************
 Date: 10/12/2008
 By: PXG
 1) SONOS(Flash and Latch) BOL/WBOL/FFEOL/SSEOL/TBOL/TTEOL/TTTEOL/FFTEOL/SSTEOL are added
 2) SEEPROM BOL/TBOL/WBOL/TEOL/EOL/FFTEOL/FFEOL are added
 3) Added mismatch for 1) and 2)
 ***********************
 NOTE: TO GET ACCURATE MISMATCH FOR NVSSONOS, USE GMIN/GMINDC=1E-21
 **********************
 4) PMC models are updated
 *****************  S8 Models.3.3 Beta1 ***********************
 In S8tnv-5r models.3.3/s8x models.3.2 readme
 Date: 08/29/2008
	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release ***************************
	Date: 05/23/2017 by PED
	1) SOA updates to DEFETs per MRS3733. New n20zvtvhv1 and relaxed limits for other DEFETs.

	Date: 09/12/16
	1) QHC: Tuned FFCELL/SFCELL/SSCELL/FSCELL corner for shrunken sonos fnpass
	2) QHC: Added Monte Carlo model for Pdiff resistor

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release ***************************
	Date: 01/27/16
	1) QHC: Tuned FFCELL/SFCELL corner for shrunken sonos fnpass

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release ***************************
	Date: 10/01/15
	1) PED: Changed model_oob of VPP from 20V to 40V per MRS#3191 for s8pfn

	Date: 09/23/15
	1) QHC: Added new HD capacitor: xcmvpp_hd5_4x2
	2) QHC: Fixed issue with mrp1 in PMC model that made it not work with extracted netlists

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2841,3363)***********************
	Date: 05/27/15
	1) QHC: Created various discrete bins for nlowvt/plowvt/pshort that were previously optim only.
	2) QHC: Extracted silicon based PMC model based on new MRGA requirements
	3) QHC: Added new VPP cell for FPG1 (xcmvpp_hd5_6p8x6p1_m1m4)
	4) QHC: Various changes for Solido compatibility (QHC-201)
	5) QHC: Changed poly resistor scaling for Eldo 2015 compatibility
	6) QHC: Removed option M53 and re-worked devices to remove "m" from sub-circuits

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#3111)****************************
	Date: 05/07/14
	1) QHC: S8S model freeze. Added a bin to fnpass and sonos_e/p that is only allowed in s8s*
	2) QHC: Updated S8PIR, S8PFN, and S8PF PMC models

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#3013)****************************
	Date: 12/10/13
	1) QHC: SCS8HD New W/L's frozen models (nshort, phighvt)

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2863)****************************
	Date: 09/25/13
	1) QHC: Atlas VPP stable model release

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2899)****************************
	Date: 08/28/13
	1) QHC: Updated npnpar_polyhv model to fix convergence issue with finesim.
	2) MVO: Added temperature dependent dnwdiode_pw model OOB to prevent excessive forward bias.
	3) QHC: NLVTPASS frozen models
	4) MVO: S8TNV Calibre corner models
	5) MVO: Lowered OOB limits for forward body bias to match MRGA.
	6) QHC: Updated fixed model map for VPP's for CAD support of Atlas VPP's

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release **************************************
	Date: 04/10/13
	1) QHC: Frozen hrpoly model update. Added voltage coefficient to hrpoly (MRS-2744)

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2591)****************************
	Date: 03/06/13
	1) QHC: Added 3LM, 4LM, and 5LM fixed model map files for VPP's to s8x.
	2) QHC: Added symlinks to the appropriate fixed model map in all derivatives

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2591)****************************
	Date: 11/12/12
	1) PED: Added new VPP xcmvpp11p5x11p7_polym50p4shield for TSG5L support
	2) QHC: Added stable release of HV poly-formed emitter NPN

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2456)****************************
	Date: 09/20/12
	1) QHC: Added lot/gauss param to poly tempco
	2) QHC: Updated xcmvpp5 model to latest layout

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2456)****************************
	Date: 05/04/12
	Updates to 04/26/12 release. Some features were intentionally not released until now.
	1) QHC: Added Spectre models for 7 new VPP's for Atlantis
	2) QHC: Re-ran PMC model generation on all derivatives.

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2456)****************************
	Date: 04/26/12
	1) QHC: Added 7 new VPP's for Atlantis
	2) MVO: Updates PMC models for S8P12-10R and S8P-5R (Amkor only), S8PIR-10R
	3) MVO: Calibre, Synopsys model updates for S8PIR-10R
	4) MVO: Changed delta W for RDL in S8PIR-10R

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2283)****************************
	Date: 01/11/12
	1) QHC: Updated flicker noise models for all periphery FETs (QHC-99)
	2) QHC: Added 7 new VPP's (3 5LM, 4 4LM)
	3) QHC: Created s8p-5r Spectre models
	4) QHC: Reduced VPP mismatch in Spectre model to be consistent with Spice
	5) MVO: Added top level soa.cor file enabling both gox_check_nor.cor and model_oob.cor models
	6) MVO: GOX stress model updated based on PATM#27

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 Official Release (MRS#2038)****************************
	Date: 07/01/11
	1) PED: nvhv/pvhv New Reverse Condition SOA to ensure FET not biased in model limitation region
	2) QHC: Centered and tightened xcmvpp11p5x11p7_lim5shield
	3) QHC: Added RF FETs to s8p flow

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 beta Release (MRS#2038)*****************************
	Date: 02/18/11 (Spice only b/c other sims not have subckt SOA)
	1) PED: nvhv/pvhv New Reverse Condition SOA to ensure FET not biased in model limitation region

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 beta5 Release(MRS#2038)*****************************
	Date: 12/23/10
	1) QHC: Added 2 new VPP's: xcmvpp11p5x11p7_lim5shield and xcmvpp8p6x7p9_m3_lim5shield
	2) QHC: Updated 2 VPP's to frozen: xcmvpp11p5x11p7_m5shield and xcmvpp11p5x11p7_polym5shield

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 beta4 Release(MRS#1984)*****************************
	Date: 09/24/10
	1) PED: NVHV/PVHV LOD model addition (will require new cadflow and re-netlist, see TCS#2115).
	2) MVO: NVHV/PVHV Mismatch model reduction.
	3) PED: NVHV Reverse Body bias Vth model fitting improvement for nvhv l=0.7, w=20,50,60.
	4) OVR: NVHV Gate Capacitance increase.
	5) PED: Added SPR 69419 workaround to fix Eldo 2009.2a bug that gave wrong FET Mismatch sims
	***SPR workaround is to add .option mc_ignore_binning to fix FET Mismatch problems

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 beta3 Release(MRS#1877)*****************************
	Date: 09/17/10
	1) OVR: Updated pnppar5x model based on frz silicon data
	2) OVR: Added temp coeff monte-carlo model to pnppar5x model

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 beta 2 Release *****************************
	By: QHC, MVO
	1) Added PVHV/NVHV reliability models
	2) Added new M5 shielded VPP's

	*************** S8 Models.3.5 beta 1 Release *****************************
	By: PXG/PED/OVR
	1) Updated PVHV/NVHV DC/AC modelds

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 Official Release *****************************
	Date: 02/25/2010
	By: QHC
	1) Removed pre-silicon nvhv from 1/22/2010 release, otherwise same as beta8

	***************** S8 Models.3.4 BETA8 FOR VPP OVER MOSCAP (MRS-1844)
	Date: 02/12/2010
	By: QHC
	1) Added xcmvpp2_nhvnative10x4 and xcmvpp2_phv5x4

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 ALPHA1 FOR NVHV (MRS-1802 ) *****
	Date: 01/22/2010
	By: PED
	1) Added pre-silicon nvhv model per MRS-1802.

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 BETA7 (MRS-1636, MS-1767, SPR) ****************
	Date: 12/17/2009
	By: QHC, PXG, PED
	1) QHC: RF ESD diodes now have the same resistance forward and reverse and this is based on forward measurements.
	2) QHC: Tuned PNPPAR beta over temperature back to cadflow values. Tempcos were maintained about the same.
	3) QHC: Updated phighvt varactor model to show VG and temperature dependence of biases from -1.8V to -0.8V (CMIN)
	4) QHC: Converted both varactor models to spice format. (SPR 61200)
	5) PXG: SPR-62445 Updated Diode Leakge for fnpass/sonos(flash:0.45/0.22,latch:1/0.5)to match ndiode_nvs at temp not equal to 30C
	6) PED: MRS-1829: Reduced leakage in tt_leak.cor and leak.cor for nhvnative w/l=10/0.9um
	7) MVO: MRS-1767: Updated OOB model

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 BETA6 (MRS-1636) ****************
	Date: 10/20/2009
	By: PED
	1) Added forward bias resistance modeling for ESD diode modeling
	2) Reverted varactor changes in Beta5 back to Beta4 model results (QHC)

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 BETA5 (MRS-1718) ****************
	Date: 10/09/2009
	By: QHC
	1) Implemented charge based varactor model in spice, removed Verilog-A model
	2) Added tempcos to Cmin for varactors

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 BETA4 ***************************
	Date: 6/04/2009
	By: MVO
	1) Widened xcmimc
	2) Remover all NON "_b" RF FETs in s8tma-5r directory

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 BETA3 ***************************
	Date: 5/08/2009
	By: QHC
	1) Added xcmimc2

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 BETA2 (MRS-1550)***************************
	Date: 4/15/2009
	By: OVR
	1) Added eval model for pnppar5x device
	*************** S8 Models.3.4 BETA1 ***************************
	Date: 12/17/2008
	By: PXG, MVO, QHC
	1) Updated Flash,Latch BOL Program corner
	2) Updated L=0.22 NVSSONOS program,erase corners for TBOL/BOL
	3) Added nlowvt optimization model for ss/ff/sf/fs
	4) Added phighvt optimization model for tt/ff/ss/fs/sf/leak/ttleak
	5) Updated VPP mismatch
	6) Updated nvssonos mismatch

	*************** S8 Models.3.4 ALPHA1 ***************************
	Date: 12/05/2008
	By: PXG, MVO, OVR, QHC
	1) updated Nlowvt corners(ff/ss/fs/sf) for 7/0.15,removed optimization corners for ff/ss/fs/sf
	2) updated fnpass corners
	3) updated Phighvt corners for 0.64/0.18,removed optimization corners, all corners pointing to discrete corners
	4) VPP capacitor updated
	5) PVHV 5.0/0.66 device updated
	6) Ntvnative all W's for L=0.5 updated
	7) Pwell resistor updated
	8) Nvsrnpass 0.3/0.22 updated

	*************** S8 Models.3.3 ***************************
	Date: 10/29/2008
	By: MVO
	1) Removed several discrete phighvt deviceses to align with MRGA AD
	***********************

	*************** S8 Models.3.3 Beta2 *********************
	Date: 10/12/2008
	By: PXG
	1) SONOS(Flash and Latch) BOL/WBOL/FFEOL/SSEOL/TBOL/TTEOL/TTTEOL/FFTEOL/SSTEOL are added
	2) SEEPROM BOL/TBOL/WBOL/TEOL/EOL/FFTEOL/FFEOL are added
	3) Added mismatch for 1) and 2)
	***********************
	NOTE: TO GET ACCURATE MISMATCH FOR NVSSONOS, USE GMIN/GMINDC=1E-21
	**********************
	4) PMC models are updated
	*************** S8 Models.3.3 Beta1 *********************
	In S8tnv-5r models.3.3/s8x models.3.2 readme
	Date: 08/29/2008