Title :
A simple bracketing algorithm for determining transition time instants in PWL circuits
Author :
Pastore, Stefano ; Premoli, Amedeo
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettrotecnica, Elettronica ed Inf., Trieste Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The paper presents a new simple and robust algorithm for determining the transition time instants between adjacent linear regions in the time domain analysis of piecewise-linear (PWL) circuits. The algorithm is based on appropriate PWL functions versus time, bounding lower and upper voltages and currents controlling the PWL elements
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; nonlinear network analysis; piecewise-linear techniques; time-domain analysis; PWL circuits; adjacent linear regions; bracketing algorithm; lower voltages; piecewise-linear methods; robust algorithm; time domain analysis; transition time instants; upper voltages; Circuit simulation; Linear circuits; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations; Piecewise linear techniques; Robustness; Sampling methods; Time domain analysis; Vectors; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1998. ISCAS '98. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4455-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1998.704047
