Scattering-based nonlinear macromodels of high-speed differential drivers

Author

Siviero, Claudio ; Grivet-Talocia, Stefano ; Olivadese, Salvatore Bernardo ; Kaller, Dierk

Author_Institution

Dept. Electron. & Telecommun., Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

11-14 May 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper introduces a scattering-based nonlinear macromodeling framework for high-speed differential drivers. Using an industrial test case, we show that the proposed scattering formulation enables more accurate and robust model identification with respect to standard voltage-current representations. The combination of proposed driver models with a Waveform Relaxation solver allows accurate and efficient transient channel simulation, including nonlinear and dynamic termination effects.

Keywords

S-parameters; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit modelling; dynamic termination effect; efficient transient channel simulation; high speed differential drivers; robust model identification; scattering based nonlinear macromodel; scattering formula; standard voltage-current representation; waveform relaxation solver; Accuracy; Computational modeling; Load modeling; Mathematical model; Scattering; Standards; Transient analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signal and Power Integrity (SPI), 2014 IEEE 18th Workshop on

Conference_Location

Ghent

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SaPIW.2014.6844547

Filename

6844547