
What is a Flattened Schematic?
Flattening a schematic takes the contents of all sub-component schematics, turns them into ASCII text sub-circuit models for use in simulation.
Advantages:
- Parameterization can be preserved
- Schematics become self-contained in a single file
- Flattened models are necessary for encryption
Disadvantages:
- Model essentially frozen at the time of flattening
- Text sub-circuit models can be more difficult to visualize and debug