Title :
Efficient DDD-based symbolic analysis of large linear analog circuits
Author :
Verhaegen, Wim ; Gielen, Georges
Author_Institution :
Dept. ESAT-MICAS, Katholieke Univ., Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
A new technique for generating approximate symbolic expressions for network functions in linear(ized) analog circuits is presented. It is based on the compact determinant decision diagram (DDD) representation of the circuit. An implementation of a term generation algorithm is given and its performance is compared to a matroid-based algorithm. Experimental results indicate that our approach is the fastest reported algorithm so far for this application.
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; decision diagrams; linear network analysis; symbol manipulation; DDD-based symbolic analysis; approximate symbolic expressions; compact determinant decision diagram; linear analog circuits; matroid-based algorithm; term generation algorithm; Analog circuits; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Circuit topology; Data structures; Error correction; Linear circuits; Permission; Transfer functions; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2001. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-297-2
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.2001.156123
