Title :
A fast cycle-based approach for synthesizable RT level VHDL simulation
Author :
Ghasemzadeh, Lily ; Navabi, Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tehran Univ., Iran
Abstract :
In this paper, a cycle-based RT level simulation engine is being discussed. Issues treated include component extraction, component ordering and feedback detection from behavioral VHDL descriptions. Proposing new methods in these topics, we try to give solutions for the problems that VHDL register transfer level simulators have to deal with. We also introduce a levelization method that due to its compatibility with the nature of RTL VHDL increases the simulation speed
Keywords :
circuit feedback; circuit simulation; hardware description languages; integrated circuit design; logic CAD; RTL VHDL; VHDL register transfer level simulators; behavioral VHDL descriptions; component extraction; component ordering; cycle-based RT level simulation engine; fast cycle-based approach; feedback detection; levelization method; simulation speed; synthesizable RT level VHDL simulation; Circuit simulation; Clocks; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Engines; Feedback loop; Flip-flops; Hardware; Logic design; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics, 2000. ICM 2000. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tehran
Print_ISBN :
964-360-057-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICM.2000.916461