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FDTDX vs ngspice

FDTDX

fdtdx.readthedocs.io

ngspice

ngspice.sourceforge.io

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FigureFDTDXngspice
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published11
Spec score · Physics Simulation Software8.6 (#12)8.2 (#21)
Free planYesYes
PurposeFDTDX is an open-source Python package for simulating and designing three-dimensional photonic nanostructures with the Finite-Difference Time-Domain method.ngspice is an open-source simulator for electric and electronic circuits.
SupportThe FAQ invites users to open GitHub discussions for unanswered questions and issues for suspected bugs, and says the maintainers regularly check discussions.The project offers mailing lists, discussion forums, a bug tracker, an FAQ, and documentation.

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FDTDX

  • FDTDXFree

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ngspice

  • ngspiceFree

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FDTDX

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ngspice

ngspice is a free, open-source simulator for electric and electronic circuits described as netlists. It handles analog, digital, and mixed-signal designs, with models for active, passive, analog, and digital elements; model parameters can come from collections, manufacturers, or foundries. Its SPICE compatibility supports PSPICE or LTSPICE device model parameters and netlists for discrete circuits. For mixed-signal co-simulation, it supports Verilog blocks compiled with Verilator and, since ngspice-44, VHDL blocks using GHDL. The OSDI/OpenVAF interface connects Verilog-A compact device models without requiring programming on the ngspice side. It can also be built as a shared library or DLL for another application to control. Listed integrations include KiCad, Autodesk Fusion, and Python interfaces such as PySpice. ngspice does not include schematic entry: input is through the command line or files. The stable download page offers source archives and Windows binaries; Linux users are directed to their distributor or source compilation, and the project's own macOS release is unavailable there.

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