LM386: The LM386 does not seem to be included in the TI PSPICE libraries. Why? Where?

Henry Cohen

Part Number: LM386

Trying to find the PSPICE model for the LM386 but it does not seem to be in the TI PSPICE libraries.

I'm a newbie with TI PSPICE but I have been using LTSPICE for a while. Analog doesn't have many (any?) TI parts in their default libraries so I downloaded TI PSPICE.

But the LM386, which is what I wanted, doesn't seem to be there.

What am I missing?

Hank

over 1 year ago

0 Ivan Salazar over 1 year ago

TI__Guru* 95145 points

Hi Hank,

Looking in our repository there is no PSpice model available for LM386, thus it is not included in TI PSpice.
Unfortunately there are no resources available to develop new models.

Here's some information from an old forum entry (10 years ago):

" The LM386 is a 40 year old legacy part...so a model was never created.

There are some third-party models out there..but we DO NOT guarantee the results AT ALL...

http://www.electro-tech-online.com/general-electronics-chat/23296-spice-model-lm386.html

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics/msg/db8514b79b5b1709 "

Best regards,
-Ivan Salazar
Applications Engineer

0 Henry Cohen over 1 year ago in reply to Ivan Salazar

Prodigy 20 points

Sorry to hear that TI can't create a model for a product that it apparently still makes and sells.

Anyway, the LTSpice model from the link you shared should do the trick. Thanks very much for your help.

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