added 1988 Speed increased by 10 -100 X capacity increased to 100,000 transistors 1989 Inroduced mixed ... Controlled Current sourceSignal Generators,Transient analysis PULSE : pulse of pulse train SIN : sin or damped ... programHistory of Star-HSPICE1981 Introduced 1984 Capable of 50,000 node analysis 1985 Labs established 1987 Optimization