Which tool is being used to create the following figure?

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I am trying to determine the circuit drawing tool that is used to create figures in some papers I come across every once in a while. The tool is able to create some very slick-looking diagrams/schematics. Here is one example:

I like everything about the schematic above -- in particular, I really like the way the MOSFETs look and the ground symbol. Whenever I see schematics drawn with this tool in papers, I am always impressed with the way it looks in the paper (even if the author's interpretation of their results is not quite right).

In another similar question, xcircuit was given as a possibility, but the xcircuit drawn figures I've seen don't look anything at all like the example above.

It is possible that they are templates in some office suite, not entirely improbable. Otherwise, no idea. — a concerned citizen, Apr 21 '18 at 15:48
Probably draw by a person in a graphics package. I've achieved similar graphics using little more than MS Paint. — Tom Carpenter, Apr 21 '18 at 15:48
My guess is, it has been drawn in Adobe Illustrator. Although other tools with SVG capabilities could do the same. — HKOB, Apr 21 '18 at 17:56
The error in the top circle of S2 implies that it's hand drawn. — CL., Apr 21 '18 at 19:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '18 at 16:30

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Xfig (available in Linux) could approach this style.
An example:

answered Apr 21 '18 at 16:30

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 21 '18 at 15:49

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Try Cirkuit\$^1\$ together with Circuit Macros if you're into LaTex.

\$^1\$ Reminds me of a Power Systems professor (I think he was from Romania) I had back in University, who would pronounce "circuit" as sare-kweet.

answered Apr 21 '18 at 15:49

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Which tool is being used to create the following figure?

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