Title :
Generation of the HDL-A-model of a micromembrane from its finite-element-description
Author :
Hofmann, Klaus ; Glesner, Manfred ; Sebe, Nicu ; Manolescu, A. ; Marco, Santiago ; Samitier, Josep ; Karam, Jean-Michel ; Courtois, Bernard
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microelectron. Syst., Darmstadt Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
A CAD tool for the automated generation of behavioral models in HDL-A is presented. This CAD tool has been implemented in the frame of a project for the automatic modeling of microsystem components for the co-simulation with VHDLor Spice-models. Starting from the finite-element-description of a microcomponent a nonlinear behavioral HDL-A-model is generated by successively adding or deleting effects to the HDL-A-model according to the observed differences between the two models. Using the example of a micromembrane the practicability of this approach is demonstrated. This CAD tool provides a method for decoupling the generation of behavioral models from the finite-element-simulation process
Keywords :
finite element analysis; hardware description languages; logic CAD; CAD tool; FEM; HDL-A-model; Spice-models; VHDL-models; automated generation; automatic modeling; behavioral models; cosimulation; finite-element-description; micromembrane; microsystem components; Electronic mail; Energy consumption; Finite element methods; Knowledge engineering; Microelectronics; Micromechanical devices; Parameter extraction; Power generation; Power system modeling; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
European Design and Test Conference, 1997. ED&TC 97. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7786-4
DOI :
10.1109/EDTC.1997.582341
