Hybrid compiled/interpreted simulation of MOS circuits

The authors have developed a switch-level simulator that combines the speed of compiled simulation algorithms with the flexibility and fast set-up times of interpretive schemes. Compiled simulation is fast for simple sub-circuits and slow for certain complex ones. Interpretive schemes have a fast set-up time, but are slow in simulating simple circuits because of the overhead of the interpreted data structures. The authors´ hybrid scheme, based on COSMOS and MOSSIM II, offers the best of both approaches, reducing simulation time for a variety of common circuits and saving a factor of three or more in set-up time