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| − | == About the models ==
| + | The tools, models and information presented in IGBTModel are provided without guarantee of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, guarantees as to fitness for a specific purpose, non-infringement, accuracy or completeness of any materials published therein. |
| − | The SPICE simulation models may be used and distributed freely, provided they are not altered in any way, resold, or included in any other package for resale. In addition, the IGBTmodel copyright notice MUST be maintained and included with any model distribution. | + | |
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| − | Macromodels, simulation models, or other models provided by IGBTmodel, directly or indirectly, are not warranted by IGBTmodel as fully representing all of the specifications and operating characteristics of the semiconductor product to which the model relates.There is no support or warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, regarding the use of the model and IGBTmodel specifically disclaims all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness of the models for any purpose. IGBTmodel therefore does not assume any liability arising from their use. In all cases, the current data sheet information for a given device is the final design guideline and the only actual performance specification. IGBTmodel reserves the right to make changes without notice to any model.
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| − | Although the use of macromodels can be a useful tool in evaluating device performance in various applications, they cannot model exact device performance under all conditions, nor are they intended to replace breadboarding for final verification.
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| − | == About the tools ==
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| − | POPM or other tools provided by IGBTModel are provided without guarantee of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, guarantees as to fitness for a specific purpose, non-infringement, accuracy or completeness of any materials published therein.
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| | IGBTModel does not assume any liability under any circumstances for how or for what purpose users apply the information obtained from the use of the tools provided by IGBTModel. The user maintains sole responsibility and risk for use of POPM or other tool provided by IGBTModel. | | IGBTModel does not assume any liability under any circumstances for how or for what purpose users apply the information obtained from the use of the tools provided by IGBTModel. The user maintains sole responsibility and risk for use of POPM or other tool provided by IGBTModel. |
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| − | Tools provided by IGBTModel are licensed under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Attribution 4.0 International] license.
| + | All the information, models and tools provided are licensed under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Attribution 4.0 International] license. |
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| − | == Full license ==
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| − | WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG (“WEBSITE”) OPEN SOURCE AGREEMENT VERSION 0.1 – OCTOBER 13, 2015
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| − | THIS OPEN SOURCE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") DEFINES THE RIGHTS OF USE, REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, MODIFICATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN COMPUTER SOFTWARE (“SOFTWARE”) RELEASED BY THE WEBSITE CONTRIBUTORS (“CONTRIBUTORS”). THE WEBSITE OWNER IS AN INTENDED THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY OF ALL SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS OR REDISTRIBUTIONS OF THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE. ANYONE WHO USES, REPRODUCES, DISTRIBUTES, MODIFIES OR REDISTRIBUTES THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE, AS DEFINED HEREIN, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS, BY THAT ACTION, ACCEPTING IN FULL THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT.________________________________________
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| − | A. “Software” means whatever computer programs, algorithm, concepts, device models, drawings, and material in general released by the website Contributors.
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| − | B. "Original Software" means software developed by a Contributor.
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| − | C. "Subject Software" means the Original Software, Modifications, or any respective parts thereof.
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| − | D. "Contributor" means any person, as the developer of the Original Software, and any entity that makes a Modification.
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| − | E. "Modification" means any alteration of, including addition to or deletion from, the substance or structure of either the Original Software or Subject Software, and includes derivative works. However, the act of including Subject Software as part of a Larger Work does not in and of itself constitute a Modification.
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| − | F. "Covered Patents" mean patent claims licensable by a Contributor that are necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its Modification alone or when combined with the Subject Software.
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| − | G. "Display" means the showing of a copy of the Subject Software, either directly or by means of an image, or any other device.
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| − | H. "Distribution" means conveyance or transfer of the Subject Software, regardless of means, to another.
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| − | B. Under Patent Rights: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Contributor, with respect to its own contribution to the Subject Software, hereby grants to each Recipient under Covered Patents a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license to engage in the following activities pertaining to the Subject Software:
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| − | C. The rights granted under Paragraph B. also apply to the combination of a Contributor's Modification and the Subject Software if, at the time the Modification is added by the Contributor, the addition of such Modification causes the combination to be covered by the Covered Patents. It does not apply to any other combinations that include a Modification.
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| − | D. The rights granted in Paragraphs A. and B. allow the Recipient to sublicense those same rights. Such sublicense must be under the same terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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| − | A. Distribution or Redistribution of the Subject Software must be made under this Agreement except for additions covered under paragraph 3H.
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| − | 1. Whenever a Recipient distributes or redistributes the Subject Software, a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the Subject Software; and
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| − | 2. If Recipient distributes or redistributes the Subject Software in any form other than source code, Recipient must also make the source code freely available, and must provide with each copy of the Subject Software information on how to obtain the source code in a reasonable manner on or through a medium customarily used for software exchange.
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| − | B. Each Recipient must ensure that the following copyright notice appears prominently in the Subject Software:
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| − | THIS SOFTWARE/MATERIAL HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY THE WEBSITE WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG UNDER SPECIFIC OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT (REFER TO HTTP://WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG FOR DOWNLOADING GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT). DISTRIBUTION, REDISTRIBUTION, MODIFICATION OF THE PRESENT MATERIAL IS ALLOWED AND ENCOURAGED IF FULLY WITHSTANDING SAID GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT. THE DISTRIBUTED, REDISTRIBUTED, MODIFIED MATERIAL MUST INCLUDE IN A PROMINENT POSITION THE WRITING “DOWNLOADED FROM WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG” OR “MODIFIED FROM ORIGINAL VERSION TAKEN FROM WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG”
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| − | C. Each Contributor must characterize its alteration of the Subject Software as a Modification and must identify itself as the originator of its Modification in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent Recipients to identify the originator of the Modification. In fulfillment of these requirements, Contributor must include a file (e.g., a change log file) that describes the alterations made and the date of the alterations, identifies Contributor as originator of the alterations, and consents to characterization of the alterations as a Modification, for example, by including a statement that the Modification is derived, directly or indirectly, from Subject Software. Once consent is granted, it may not thereafter be revoked.
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| − | D. A Contributor may add its own copyright notice to the Subject Software. Once a copyright notice has been added to the Subject Software, a Recipient may not remove it without the express permission of the Contributor who added the notice.
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| − | E. A Recipient may not make any representation in the Subject Software or in any promotional, advertising or other material that may be construed as an endorsement by www.igbtmodel.org or by any prior Recipient of any product or service provided by Recipient, or that may seek to obtain commercial advantage by the fact of www.igbtmodel.org website’s or a prior Recipient's participation in this Agreement.
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| − | F. In an effort to track usage and maintain accurate records of the Subject Software, each Recipient, upon receipt of the Subject Software, is requested to register with www.igbtmodel.org by visiting the following website: http://www.igbtmodel.org. Recipient's name and personal information shall be used for technical emailing purposes only and cannot be distributed to third parties. Once a Recipient makes a Modification available, it is requested that the Recipient inform www.igbtmodel.org at the web site provided above how to access the Modification.
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| − | G. Each Contributor represents that its Modification is believed to be Contributor's original creation and does not violate any existing agreements, regulations, statutes or rules, and further that Contributor has sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this Agreement.
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| − | H. A Recipient may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity and/or liability obligations to one or more other Recipients of the Subject Software. A Recipient may do so, however, only on its own behalf and not on behalf of Www.igbtmodel.org or any other Recipient. Such a Recipient must make it absolutely clear that any such warranty, support, indemnity and/or liability obligation is offered by that Recipient alone. Further, such Recipient agrees to indemnify Www.igbtmodel.org and every other Recipient for any liability incurred by them as a result of warranty, support, indemnity and/or liability offered by such Recipient.
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| − | I. A Recipient may create a Larger Work by combining Subject Software with separate software not governed by the terms of this agreement and distribute the Larger Work as a single product. In such case, the Recipient must make sure Subject Software, or portions thereof, included in the Larger Work is subject to this Agreement.
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| − | 4. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES; WAIVER AND INDEMNIFICATION
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| − | A. No Warranty: THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE WILL CONFORM TO SPECIFICATIONS, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR FREEDOM FROM INFRINGEMENT, ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR FREE, OR ANY WARRANTY THAT DOCUMENTATION, IF PROVIDED, WILL CONFORM TO THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE. THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT, IN ANY MANNER, CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT BY WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG OR ANY PRIOR RECIPIENT OF ANY RESULTS, RESULTING DESIGNS, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE PRODUCTS OR ANY OTHER APPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM USE OF THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE. FURTHER, WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES REGARDING THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE, IF PRESENT IN THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE, AND DISTRIBUTES IT "AS IS."
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| − | B. Waiver and Indemnity: RECIPIENT AGREES TO WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG, ITS CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS, AS WELL AS ANY PRIOR RECIPIENT. IF RECIPIENT'S USE OF THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE RESULTS IN ANY LIABILITIES, DEMANDS, DAMAGES, EXPENSES OR LOSSES ARISING FROM SUCH USE, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES FROM PRODUCTS BASED ON, OR RESULTING FROM, RECIPIENT'S USE OF THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE, RECIPIENT SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS WWW.IGBTMODEL.ORG, ITS CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS, AS WELL AS ANY PRIOR RECIPIENT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. RECIPIENT'S SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY SUCH MATTER SHALL BE THE IMMEDIATE, UNILATERAL TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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| − | A. Termination: This Agreement and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically if a Recipient fails to comply with these terms and conditions, and fails to cure such noncompliance within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of such noncompliance. Upon termination, a Recipient agrees to immediately cease use and distribution of the Subject Software. All sublicenses to the Subject Software properly granted by the breaching Recipient shall survive any such termination of this Agreement.
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| − | B. Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of the terms of this Agreement.
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| − | C. Applicable Law: This Agreement shall be subject to Danish Kingdom law only for all purposes, including, but not limited to, determining the validity of this Agreement, the meaning of its provisions and the rights, obligations and remedies of the parties.
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| − | D. Entire Understanding: This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties relating to release of the Subject Software and may not be superseded, modified or amended except by further written agreement duly executed by the parties.
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| − | E. Binding Authority: By accepting and using the Subject Software under this Agreement, a Recipient affirms its authority to bind the Recipient to all terms and conditions of this Agreement and that that Recipient hereby agrees to all terms and conditions herein.
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| − | F. Point of Contact: Any Recipient contact with Www.igbtmodel.org is to be directed to the designated representative as follows: Prof. Francesco Iannuzzo, Aalborg University, email: fia@et.aau.dk.
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