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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Translating SI notation to SPICE
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>> The question in my mind is just what to do with the meter units you
>> want to use. By all means we should have them but what is spice going
>> to do with them?
>
> It is very common to specify the characteristics of elementary SPICE devices in terms of their geometry. In some cases, the dynamic range is extreme. MOSFET gate widths range from nanometers (components of fast, low fanout internal gates) to meters (folded up in power devices).

Its also very important for simulating transmission lines, which as
edge rates rise, will be come more and more important to the hobbist