Title :
A mixed-signal, functional level simulation framework based on SystemC for system-on-a-chip applications
Author :
Bonnerud, Thomas E. ; Hernes, Bjornar ; Ytterdal, Trond
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Electron., Norwegian Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe a mixed-signal simulation framework based on the SystemC C++ class libraries. By adding an analog extension to SystemC, we have developed a modular functional level simulation environment that achieves comparable accuracy to MATLAB. We illustrate the usability of the framework by presenting the results of an investigation of the properties of a background calibration technique for pipelined analog-to-digital converters
Keywords :
C++ language; analogue-digital conversion; circuit simulation; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; software libraries; C++ class libraries; SystemC; background calibration technique; mixed-signal simulation framework; modular functional level simulation environment; pipelined analog-to-digital converters; system-on-a-chip applications; usability; Analog-digital conversion; Design engineering; Hardware design languages; Hip; Kernel; Libraries; MATLAB; System-on-a-chip; Usability; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits, 2001, IEEE Conference on.
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6591-7
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2001.929838
