Title :
Application of the waveform-relaxation-method to determine reflection- and crosstalk noise on signal lines
Author :
John, W. ; Rissiek, W.
Author_Institution :
Nixdorf Comput. AG, Paderborn, West Germany
Abstract :
An implementation for transient simulation of coupled transmission lines is presented. The implemented model is based on the normal-mode analysis for general multiple coupled transmission lines. The described model is implemented in the waveform-relaxation simulator SISAL for general purpose applications. By partitioning circuits into independent subcircuits, a local time-step control is facilitated, allowing a fast evaluation of systems with coupled transmission lines. It is shown that a simulation-time reduction up to a factor of four is obtained relative to SPICE (2G.6/cadlab version). The extension to SISAL gives the printed-circuit-board and IC designer control over reflection and crosstalk phenomena
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; crosstalk; transmission lines; IC designer; coupled transmission lines; crosstalk noise; local time-step control; normal-mode analysis; printed-circuit-board; reflection noise; signal lines; transient simulation; waveform-relaxation simulator SISAL; waveform-relaxation-method; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Coupled mode analysis; Coupling circuits; Crosstalk; Distributed parameter circuits; Nonlinear equations; Power system transients; SPICE; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '89., 'VLSI and Computer Peripherals. VLSI and Microelectronic Applications in Intelligent Peripherals and their Interconnection Networks', Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1940-6
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1989.93490
