DocumentCode
1171697
Title
An enhanced power meter for SPICE2 circuit simulation
Author
Fisher, Gregory J.
Author_Institution
Harris Semicond., Melbourne, FL, USA
Volume
7
Issue
5
fYear
1988
fDate
5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
641
Lastpage
643
Abstract
An enhancement to a technique presented by S.M. Kang (IEE J. Solid-State Circuits, vol.SC-21, p.889-91, Oct. 1986) for measuring average power dissipation during a SPICE circuit simulation is described. A modified power meter circuit is discussed that allows power measurement during an arbitrary interval of time, holds a constant final value at the end of the sampling interval, and improves the resolution of the technique. Simulation results comparing the modified power meter with the original power meter are presented to verify the modification. An optional modification to provide for a variable power supply voltage is also included
Keywords
circuit CAD; digital simulation; power measurement; SPICE2 circuit simulation; average power dissipation; modified power meter circuit; power measurement; Capacitors; Circuit simulation; Power dissipation; Power measurement; Power supplies; SPICE; Sampling methods; Time measurement; Transient analysis; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0070
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/43.3201
Filename
3201
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