Title :
HomSSPICE: a homotopy-based circuit simulator for periodic steady-state analysis of oscillators
Author :
Wanliang Ma;L. Trajkovic;K. Mayaram
Author_Institution :
Hewlett Packard, San Diego, CA, USA
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe a new circuit simulator named HomSSPICE that incorporates homotopy algorithms for steady-state simulations of oscillators. The new simulator is based on SSPICE and HOMPACK. It employs a homotopy-based algorithm that is suitable for the periodic steady-state simulations of autonomous circuits, such as sinusoidal oscillators.
Keywords :
"Analytical models","Circuit simulation","Steady-state","Oscillators","Equations","Radio frequency","Algorithm design and analysis","Radiofrequency integrated circuits","Time domain analysis","Nonlinear circuits"
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2002. ISCAS 2002. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7448-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2002.1009923