Title :
A visual simulation environment for efficient characterization of analog circuit behavior
Author :
Goedecke, Michael ; Huss, Sorin A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Darmstadt Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents a new approach to the characterization of analog circuits which is based on the visual programming paradigm. An enhanced data-flow language acts as the central specification means for characterization tasks. A data-flow scheduler for a distributed environment is proposed, which provides parallel simulation services without any user interaction. The advantages of this simulation environment are demonstrated for a complex characterization problem
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; circuit analysis computing; data flow computing; processor scheduling; analog circuit behavior; characterization; data-flow language; data-flow scheduler; distributed environment; parallel simulation; visual simulation environment; Analog circuits; Analog integrated circuits; Analytical models; Application software; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Computational modeling; Data mining; Integrated circuit technology; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1996., IEEE 39th Midwest symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ames, IA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3636-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1996.594161
