Modeling and simulation of mixed signal systems using a multi-lingual simulator

Author

Goldgeisser, Leonid B. ; Popescu, Gabriel

Author_Institution

Synopsys Inc., Hillsboro, OR, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

23-26 May 2005

Firstpage

5178

Abstract

Simulating a mixed signal system described in a single behavioral language is a challenging task. Simulating a mixed signal system described in two or more different behavioral languages places additional requirements on verification tools and design practices. At the same time, the necessity of combining two or more languages in a single design is very real. Extensive design libraries written in various languages are becoming available. These libraries encompass intellectual property (IP) in different physical domains. In order to use models from multiple libraries described in different HDLs in the same system design, the simulator must support interoperability between the languages.

Keywords

circuit simulation; hardware description languages; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; open systems; HDL; MAST models; VHDL-AMS models; behavioral languages interoperability; intellectual property; mixed signal system modeling; mixed signal system simulation; multilingual AMS design; multilingual circuits; multilingual simulator; multiple design libraries; verification tools; Circuits; Hardware design languages; Intellectual property; Law; Legal factors; Libraries; Power system modeling; Signal design; Stochastic processes; System-level design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 2005. ISCAS 2005. IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8834-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.2005.1465801

Filename

1465801