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INSTANCE ATTRIBUTES, PARAMETRIZED SUBCIRCUITS

• A symbol may have any sort of parameters that can be specified when placing an instance of it in a schematic.
• Example: inverter with variable W/L dimensions for p and n transistors.
• Parameters enable circuit reuse (think of variable width registers, variable size RAMs, variable strength buffers).
• Symbol may show parameters using the @param notation, @param is then expanded with the actual 'param' value set as attribute in the component instance.
• Attributes may be used in multiple level hierarchies. No single-level restriction.