Title :
Verilog-A and Verilog-AMS provides a new dimension in modeling and simulation
Author :
Miller, Ira ; Cassagnes, Thierry
Author_Institution :
Motorola ESD Europe, Chandler, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Verilog-A provides a new dimension in modeling, design and simulation capability for analog and mixed signal electronic systems. Previously, analog simulation has been based upon Spice, which is a very effective simulation environment based on primitives such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors. Digital design verification is based on a Hardware Description Language (HDL). Verilog and Verilog derivatives have been widely accepted due to their ease of use and gate level simulation capability. Verilog, which accounted for more than 60% of the HDL simulator sales in 1997, has a strong following with a host of tools that complement the language and extend the capability to verification and test. This paper presents the motivation for the Verilog-A language, an extension of Verilog to describe analog and non-electrical behavior, and illustrates the Verilog-A language via short examples and a overview of an ink jet printer ASIC support IC behavioral model
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; circuit simulation; hardware description languages; integrated circuit modelling; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; CAD; IC behavioral model; Verilog-A; Verilog-AMS; analog electronic systems; analog simulation; ink jet printer ASIC; mixed signal electronic systems; modeling; nonelectrical behavior; simulation capability; Analog integrated circuits; Application specific integrated circuits; Capacitors; Hardware design languages; Ink jet printing; Integrated circuit modeling; Marketing and sales; Resistors; Signal design; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Devices, Circuits and Systems, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 Third IEEE International Caracas Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5766-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCDCS.2000.869811