Title :
On the design of mixed-mode simulators for modern VLSI circuits
Author :
Abdallah, Nizar ; Sabet, Pirouz Bazargan ; Greiner, Alain
Author_Institution :
Lab. MASI/CAO-VLSI, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Abstract :
This paper presents the basic principles in designing a mixed-mode simulator for analog/digital VLSI circuits. Much of the current interest in this subject stems from the increasing complexity and size of integrated circuits and also from the upward trend in integrating both digital and analog parts on a single chip. Current techniques are reviewed. Then, a coherent design is formulated and the various stages in its technical development are delineated
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; integrated circuit design; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; VLSI circuits; analog/digital VLSI; complexity; mixed-mode simulators; technical development; Analog integrated circuits; Analytical models; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Digital circuits; Digital integrated circuits; Timing; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1995., Proceedings., Proceedings of the 38th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2972-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1995.510302
