Title :
Parallel-distributed time-domain circuit simulation of power distribution networks with frequency-dependent parameters
Author :
Watanabe, Takayuki ; Tanji, Yuichi ; KUBOTA, Hidemasa ; Asai, Hideki
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Adm. & Informatics, Shizuoka Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, we focus on the verification of the PCB/package power integrity, which becomes very important for the design of state-of-art high speed digital circuits. The simulation of power distribution networks (PDNs) of the PCB/package, which can be modeled as a large number of RLC lumped components, is a time-consuming task for using the conventional circuit simulator, such as SPICE. For this problem, we propose a parallel-distributed time-domain circuit simulation algorithm based on LIM. Furthermore, an effective modeling of frequency-dependencies of the PDNs, such as skin effects and dielectric losses, to solve by LIM is proposed
Keywords :
RLC circuits; circuit simulation; distribution networks; electronics packaging; power supply circuits; printed circuits; time-domain analysis; LIM; PCB; PDN; RLC lumped components; frequency-dependent parameters; high speed digital circuits; latency insertion method; package power integrity; parallel distribution; power distribution networks; time-domain circuit simulation; Circuit simulation; Dielectric losses; Digital circuits; Frequency; Packaging; Power systems; RLC circuits; SPICE; Skin effect; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation, 2006. Asia and South Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9451-8
DOI :
10.1109/ASPDAC.2006.1594789