Volta project copyright © 2007-2013 Kai Berk Özer
Engineering
Kai Berk Özer
User Licenses
Volta includes a binary version of Ngspice release 25,
which is based on the three circuit simulation technologies SPICE 3F5, Cider, and XSpice.
The use of ngspice is subject to the following license terms:
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MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
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NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT WILL THE GEORGIA TECH
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FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS).