Title :
A top-down mixed-signal design methodology using a mixed-signal simulator and analog HDL
Author :
Murayama, Toshio ; Gendai, Yuji
Author_Institution :
Sony Corp. Semicond. Co., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We have applied a mixed-signal simulator and AHDL to the top-down design of industrial ICs. We report the design process from the system-level down to gate/transistor-level modeling and simulation applied to a real circuit. We have verified the robustness and effectiveness of our approach which resulted in shorter design process cycles and higher rates of success
Keywords :
circuit CAD; hardware description languages; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; analog HDL; gate/transistor-level; industrial ICs; mixed-signal design; mixed-signal simulator; robustness; system-level; Circuit simulation; Design methodology; Filters; Hard disks; Hardware design languages; Process design; Robustness; Signal design; Very large scale integration; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1996, with EURO-VHDL '96 and Exhibition, Proceedings EURO-DAC '96, European
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7573-X
DOI :
10.1109/EURDAC.1996.558078
