Accuracy of magnitude-class calculations in switch-level modeling

Author

Cerny, Eduard ; Hayes, John P. ; Rumin, Nicholas C.

Author_Institution

Dept. d´´Inf. et de Recherche Oper., Montreal Univ., Que., Canada

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

443

Lastpage

452

Abstract

The relationship between switch-level circuit models and the linear electric circuits from which they are abstracted is investigated. This is important in determining the accuracy and consistency of switch-level simulation programs. A precise definition of magnitude or strength classes is presented, which leads to exact bounds on the accuracy of resistance and voltage calculations with magnitude classes relative to the corresponding linear calculations. The results indicate that the potential of switch-level simulators to provide accurate results is far less than was previously thought

Keywords

circuit analysis computing; digital circuits; equivalent circuits; circuit models; linear electric circuits; magnitude-class calculations; resistance calculations; switch-level modeling; switch-level simulation programs; voltage calculations; Accuracy; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Circuit topology; Councils; Digital circuits; Linear circuits; Logic; Switching circuits; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0070

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/43.125092

Filename

125092