Title :
CODECS: a fixed mixed-level device and circuit simulator
Author :
Mayaram, K. ; Pederson, D.O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Mixed-level device and circuit simulation allows the use of one- or two-dimensional numerical models for critical devices in a circuit configuration. CODECS is a mixed-level device and circuit simulator that has been developed to support a variety of numerical models and analyses capabilities. Effective coupling of device and circuit simulation capabilities is achieved by a proper choice of algorithms and architecture. Several examples illustrate the advantages of CODECS for simulating both MOS and bipolar circuits.<>
Keywords :
circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; semiconductor device models; CODECS; MOS circuits; bipolar circuits; mixed level circuit simulator; mixed level device simulator; mixed-level device and circuit simulator; two-dimensional numerical models; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Codecs; Conductors; Convergence; Coupling circuits; MOSFETs; Photonic band gap; Tellurium; Transient analysis;
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.1988.122474
