• DocumentCode
    2556846
  • Title

    An efficient homotopy method that can be easily implemented on SPICE

  • Author

    Yamamura, Kiyotaka ; Kuroki, Wataru

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Chuo Univ., Tokyo
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-24 May 2006
  • Abstract
    Recently, an efficient homotopy method termed the variable gain Newton homotopy (VGNH) method has been proposed for finding DC operating points of nonlinear circuits. This method is not only very efficient but also globally convergent for any initial point. However, the programming of sophisticated homotopy methods is often difficult for non-experts or beginners. In this paper, we propose an effective method for implementing the VGNH method on SPICE. By this method, we can implement a "sophisticated VGNH method with various efficient techniques" "easily" "without programming," "although we do not know the homotopy method well"
  • Keywords
    Newton method; SPICE; nonlinear network analysis; nonlinear network synthesis; DC operating points; SPICE; VGNH; nonlinear circuits; variable gain Newton homotopy; Analog integrated circuits; Circuit simulation; Convergence; Gain; Large scale integration; Marine vehicles; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations; SPICE; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Island of Kos
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9389-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1693883
  • Filename
    1693883