Title :
Formal verification of analog circuit parameters across variation utilizing SAT
Author :
Miller, Merritt ; Brewer, Forrest
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCSB, USA
Abstract :
A fast technique for proving steady-state analog circuit operation constraints is described. Based on SAT, the technique is applicable to practical circuit design and modeling scenarios as it does not require algebraic device models. Despite the complexity of representing accurate transistor I/V characteristics, run-time and problem scaling behavior is excellent.
Keywords :
Analog circuits; Computational modeling; Data models; Integrated circuit modeling; Monte Carlo methods; Resistors; Transistors; Analog Verification; Circuit Modeling; Discrete Representation; SAT;
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), 2013
Conference_Location :
Grenoble, France
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5071-6
DOI :
10.7873/DATE.2013.294