Title :
Simulating mixed analog-digital circuits on a digital simulator
Author :
Thelen, D. ; MacDonald, J.
Author_Institution :
Gould Inc., Pocatello, ID, USA
Abstract :
Time-domain simulation of circuits which contain analog functional blocks such as gain stages, filters and analog-digital conversion modules can be concurrently simulated with digital components on an event-driven digital simulator. A technique for modeling such analog circuits using digital behavior models has been developed. The simulation of mixed analog-digital circuits based on this methodology has been implemented on an accelerated digital simulator. An automated gain control circuit is presented as an example.<>
Keywords :
analogue circuits; analogue-digital conversion; automatic gain control; circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; accelerated digital simulator; analog functional blocks; analog-digital conversion modules; automated gain control circuit; concurrent simulation; digital behavior models; digital components; event-driven digital simulator; filters; gain stages; mixed analog-digital circuits; time-domain circuit simulation; Analog circuits; Analog-digital conversion; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Design engineering; Digital circuits; Digital simulation; Discrete event simulation; Very large scale integration; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1988. ICCAD-88. Digest of Technical Papers., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0869-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1988.122505
