Title :
ADMIT-ADVICE modeling interface tool
Author :
Liu, S. ; Hsu, K.C. ; Subramaniam, P.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A modeling interface tool has been developed for the ADVICE circuit simulator. This tool allows model developers to provide model information in an ADVICE-like syntax and Fortran/C subroutines. The tool transforms information into ADVICE-acceptable format and links the user-supplied subroutines together with the partially prelinked ADVICE module to create a customized version of ADVICE. Then the new model can be accessed in the same way as that of the built-in models and tested in the context of circuit simulations. Problems in the model can be identified and resolved in a timely manner. Since the ADVICE internal status is made readily available, the user-supplied subroutines can interact effectively with the program. The tool helps not only to speed up model development and implementation, but also to broaden the scope of modeling for circuit simulators. It has been used to define semiconductor device models and macro models of medium-scale integrated components
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; integrated circuits; semiconductor device models; ADMIT-ADVICE modeling interface tool; ADVICE circuit simulator; Fortran/C subroutines; macro models; medium-scale integrated components; semiconductor device models; Algorithms; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Context modeling; Coupling circuits; Frequency; Mathematical model; Performance analysis; Steady-state; Transient analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1988.20813
