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[SOLVED] Failed to converge in PSpice A/D Lite

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I am trying to simulate the effect of bulk voltage on drain current. This question is also present in the book "Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits" by Behzad Razavi. I am trying to plot the drain current as a bulk voltage varies from 0 to 3V. (please see the image attached with this thread)
I used the following spice code:
Code:
*2.5(e) of Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits
V1 1 0 DC 1.5V
M1 1 2 3 4 NMOD1
VG 2 0 DC 1.9V
VS 3 0 dc 1V
VX 4 0 DC 1.5V
.MODEL NMOD1 NMOS (LEVEL=1 VTO=0.7 W=50U L=0.5U GAMMA=0.45 PHI=0.9 NSUB=9.0E+14 LD=0.08e-06 UO=350 
+ LAMBDA=0.1 TOX=9.0e-9 PB=0.9 CJ=0.56E-3 CJSW=0.35e-11 
+ MJ=0.45 MJSW=0.2 CGDO=0.4E-9 JS=1.0E-8)
.DC VX 0 3 0.01
.PROBE ID(M1)
.end
The simulation output file shows the following errors
"These supply currents failed to converge:

I(VS) = 10.00GA \ 10.00GA
I(VX) = -10.00GA \ -10.00GA

ERROR(ORPSIM-15659): Discontinuing simulation due to convergence problem"

Where am I going wrong?
I am attaching a copy of the circuit here.
circuit.jpg
 

You are applying positive bulk-source and bulk-drain voltages, resulting in unlimited substrate diode currents. Despite of the question if this is a reasonable setup, you should at least connect as series resistor to the bulk terminal.
 
Thank you sir. Once I connected a 1ohm resistance, it worked perfectly.
 

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