Simulation of MOS VLSI circuits using parallel processors

Author

Jainapurkar, A.D. ; McCrosky, C.D. ; Wood, H.C.

Author_Institution

Saskatchewan Univ., Saskatoon, Sask., Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

6/15/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

171

Lastpage

176

Abstract

The authors discuss implementation strategies for time domain transient analysis of MOS VLSI circuits using message passing parallel processors. The multicomputer system discussed uses INMOS T800 processors. Direct and iterative methods for transient analysis are described and compared from a parallel processing perspective. Strategies for implementing a circuit simulator based on waveform relaxation are discussed in detail. Waveform relaxation is an iterative method developed for analysis of MOS VLSI circuits. It is capable of improving the simulator performance without sacrificing accuracy.

Keywords

MOS integrated circuits; VLSI; circuit CAD; digital simulation; iterative methods; parallel programming; transients; INMOS T800 processors; MOS VLSI; circuit simulator; iterative method; message passing parallel processors; time domain transient analysis; waveform relaxation; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Iterative methods; Nonlinear equations; Parallel processing; Time domain analysis; Timing; Transient analysis; Very large scale integration; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

WESCANEX 93. 'Communications, Computers and Power in the Modern Environment.' Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

Saskatoon, Sask., Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1319-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WESCAN.1993.270570

Filename

270570