Title :
Bisim: a simulator for custom ECL circuits
Author :
Kao, R. ; Alverson, B. ; Horowitz, Mark ; Stark, D.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Syst. Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Bisim is an event-driven, transistor-level, logic simulator that models both the logical and timing characteristics of custom emitter-coupled-logic/current-mode-logic circuits. Node voltages are represented by piecewise-linear waveforms, transistor currents are represented by piecewise-constant waveforms, and transistors are modeled as voltage-controlled current switches. Bisim´s realistic circuit models enable it to simulate correctly a wide variety of circuit topologies while retaining much of the speed of higher level simulators.<>
Keywords :
bipolar integrated circuits; circuit CAD; digital simulation; emitter-coupled logic; logic CAD; logic circuits; logic testing; piecewise-linear techniques; Bisim; circuit models; current-mode-logic circuits; custom ECL circuits; emitter-coupled-logic; logic simulator; piecewise-constant waveforms; piecewise-linear waveforms; timing characteristics; timing simulation; transistor level simulator; voltage-controlled current switches; Circuit simulation; Latches; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1988. ICCAD-88. Digest of Technical Papers., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0869-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1988.122463
