Title :
Fast DC large change sensitivity analysis for circuit simulation
Author :
Divekar, Dileep ; Daseking, Hal ; Apte, Ravi
Author_Institution :
Valid Logic Syst., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
Large-change sensitivities are needed in many situations since parameters are subjected to variations that are not small. The authors have implemented three different methods for computing DC large-change sensitivities in SPICE3. An incremental approach is observed to give speed improvements of more than an order of magnitude over a direct and a modified direct approach. It is felt that the accuracy of the method needs to be improved
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; sensitivity analysis; DC large change sensitivity analysis; SPICE3; circuit simulation; incremental method; modified direct method; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Circuit topology; Failure analysis; Heart; Logic circuits; Manufacturing processes; Performance analysis; Process design; Sensitivity analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1989., IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1989.100769
