Mixed-Mode Simulation and Analog Multilevel Simulation

Mixed-Mode Simulation and Analog Multilevel Simulation
Author: Resve A. Saleh
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2013-03-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1475758545

Mixed-Mode Simulation and Analog Multilevel Simulation addresses the problems of simulating entire mixed analog/digital systems in the time-domain. A complete hierarchy of modeling and simulation methods for analog and digital circuits is described. Mixed-Mode Simulation and Analog Multilevel Simulation also provides a chronology of the research in the field of mixed-mode simulation and analog multilevel simulation over the last ten to fifteen years. In addition, it provides enough information to the reader so that a prototype mixed-mode simulator could be developed using the algorithms in this book. Mixed-Mode Simulation and Analog Multilevel Simulation can also be used as documentation for the SPLICE family of mixed-mode programs as they are based on the algorithms and techniques described in this book.

Modeling in Analog Design

Modeling in Analog Design
Author: Jean-Michel Bergé
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461523338

Modeling in Analog Design highlights some of the most pressing issues in the use of modeling techniques for design of analogue circuits. Using models for circuit design gives designers the power to express directly the behaviour of parts of a circuit in addition to using other pre-defined components. There are numerous advantages to this new category of analog behavioral language. In the short term, by favouring the top-down design and raising the level of description abstraction, this approach provides greater freedom of implementation and a higher degree of technology independence. In the longer term, analog synthesis and formal optimisation are targeted. Modeling in Analog Design introduces the reader to two main language standards: VHDL-A and MHDL. It goes on to provide in-depth examples of the use of these languages to model analog devices. The final part is devoted to the very important topic of modeling the thermal and electrothermal aspects of devices. This book is essential reading for analog designers using behavioral languages and analog CAD tool development environments who have to provide the tools used by the designers.

Modeling and Simulation of Mixed Analog-Digital Systems

Modeling and Simulation of Mixed Analog-Digital Systems
Author: B. Antao
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461314054

Modeling and Simulation of Mixed Analog-Digital Systems brings together in one place important contributions and state-of-the-art research results in this rapidly advancing area. Modeling and Simulation of Mixed Analog-Digital Systems serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most important issues in the field.

Simulation Techniques and Solutions for Mixed-Signal Coupling in Integrated Circuits

Simulation Techniques and Solutions for Mixed-Signal Coupling in Integrated Circuits
Author: Nishath K. Verghese
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461522390

The goal of putting `systems on a chip' has been a difficult challenge that is only recently being met. Since the world is `analog', putting systems on a chip requires putting analog interfaces on the same chip as digital processing functions. Since some processing functions are accomplished more efficiently in analog circuitry, chips with a large amount of analog and digital circuitry are being designed. Whether a small amount of analog circuitry is combined with varying amounts of digital circuitry or the other way around, the problem encountered in marrying analog and digital circuitry are the same but with different scope. Some of the most prevalent problems are chip/package capacitive and inductive coupling, ringing on the RLC tuned circuits that form the chip/package power supply rails and off-chip drivers and receivers, coupling between circuits through the chip substrate bulk, and radiated emissions from the chip/package interconnects. To aggravate the problems of designers who have to deal with the complexity of mixed-signal coupling there is a lack of verification techniques to simulate the problem. In addition to considering RLC models for the various chip/package/board level parasitics, mixed-signal circuit designers must also model coupling through the common substrate when simulating ICs to obtain an accurate estimate of coupled noise in their designs. Unfortunately, accurate simulation of substrate coupling has only recently begun to receive attention, and techniques for the same are not widely known. Simulation Techniques and Solutions for Mixed-Signal Coupling in Integrated Circuits addresses two major issues of the mixed-signal coupling problem -- how to simulate it and how to overcome it. It identifies some of the problems that will be encountered, gives examples of actual hardware experiences, offers simulation techniques, and suggests possible solutions. Readers of this book should come away with a clear directive to simulate their design for interactions prior to building the design, versus a `build it and see' mentality.

Steady-State Methods for Simulating Analog and Microwave Circuits

Steady-State Methods for Simulating Analog and Microwave Circuits
Author: Kenneth S. Kundert
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1990-03-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780792390695

The motivation for starting the work described in this book was the interest that Hewlett-Packard's microwave circuit designers had in simulation techniques that could tackle the problem of finding steady state solutions for nonlinear circuits, particularly circuits containing distributed elements such as transmission lines. Examining the problem of computing steady-state solutions in this context has led to a collection of novel numerical algorithms which we have gathered, along with some background material, into this book. Although we wished to appeal to as broad an audience as possible, to treat the subject in depth required maintaining a narrow focus. Our compromise was to assume that the reader is familiar with basic numerical methods, such as might be found in [dahlquist74] or [vlach83], but not assume any specialized knowledge of methods for steady-state problems. Although we focus on algorithms for computing steady-state solutions of analog and microwave circuits, the methods herein are general in nature and may find use in other disciplines. A number of new algorithms are presented, the contributions primarily centering around new approaches to harmonic balance and mixed frequency-time methods. These methods are described, along with appropriate background material, in what we hope is a reasonably satisfying blend of theory, practice, and results. The theory is given so that the algorithms can be fully understood and their correctness established.

Exploiting a Multi-level Modeling Technique with Application to the Analysis of a Successive Approximation Analog-to-digital Converter

Exploiting a Multi-level Modeling Technique with Application to the Analysis of a Successive Approximation Analog-to-digital Converter
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Release: 2005
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In recent years mixed-signal system-on-chip have gained wide usage. The time to market of these devices are affected by the constrains in prototyping. VHDL-AMS provides the capability of behavioral modeling of mixed-signal designs, which is not available in the conventional SPICE modeling. Using VHDL-AMS, a top-down design approach can be utilized for the mixed-signal systems. This method has been claimed to reduce the time-to-market, when compared to the conventional bottom-up approach used for analog and mixed-signal designs. The main reason for this is the reduced simulation time of top level models (i.e. behavioral models). In this thesis work, we study a modeling approach for a generic successive approximation analog-to-digital converter and its components using VHDL-AMS at varying levels of abstraction. Methods for introducing system features and non-idealities at various abstractions are also discussed.