Title :
Simulation of arbitrary transmission line networks with nonlinear terminations
Author :
Winklestein, Dan ; Steer, Michael B. ; Pomerleau, Real
Author_Institution :
Bell Northern Res., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The transient response of a high-speed digital circuit is determined by the interaction of a lossy distributed transmission line network and lumped nonlinear circuits. A robust and accurate method for the analysis of such a system is reported, and its implementation in an analog circuit simulator is discussed. The method uses a convolution technique and a time-domain impulse response to perform a transient simulation of a transmission line network. The time-domain impulse response is derived using a Fourier transform of modified frequency-domain scattering parameters. Implementation of the technique is verified by comparison with measured results
Keywords :
digital simulation; frequency-domain analysis; nonlinear network analysis; transient response; transmission line theory; Fourier transform; analog circuit simulator; convolution technique; high-speed digital circuit; lumped nonlinear circuits; modified frequency-domain scattering parameters; nonlinear terminations; time-domain impulse response; transient response; transient simulation; transmission line networks; Analog circuits; Circuit simulation; Digital circuits; Distributed parameter circuits; Nonlinear circuits; Propagation losses; Robustness; Time domain analysis; Transient response; Transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
