Title :
Behavioral simulation of power line noise coupling in mixed-signal systems using SystemC
Author :
Lundgren, Jan ; Oelmann, Bengt ; Ytterdal, Trond ; Eriksson, Patrik ; Abdalla, Munir ; O´Nils, Mattias
Author_Institution :
Dept of Inf. Tech. & Media, Mid Sweden Univ., Sundsvall, Sweden
Abstract :
This paper presents methods for early quantification Of digital to analog noise coupling at behavioral level. The methods enable designers to both verify the behavior of their mixed-signal architecture and its sensitivity to noise coupling. The high-level noise coupling simulation models are implemented as extensions to SystemC.
Keywords :
SPICE; circuit simulation; integrated circuit noise; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; SystemC; behavioral level; behavioral simulation; digital to analog noise coupling; mixed-signal architecture; mixed-signal systems; power line noise coupling; Circuit noise; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Coupling circuits; Design methodology; Electronics packaging; Interference; Noise level; Power system modeling; Power systems;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI, 2003. Proceedings. IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1904-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISVLSI.2003.1183498