A Software Framework for Automated Behavioral Modeling of Electronic Devices [Application Notes]

Behavioral models such as macromodels, surrogate models, metamodels, and response surface models have many applications in diverse research domains such as aerodynamics [1], hydrology [2], mechanical engineering [3], and many more. When considering the design flow of electronic devices, these models are often used to characterize the time- or frequency- dependent behavior of an electronic component while taking all electromagnetic (EM) phenomena into account: crosstalk, attenuation, dispersion, and coupling effects for example [4]. Such models are of crucial importance for efficient design space exploration, design optimization, and sensitivity analysis [5], [6]. A key advantage is that they are calculated independently of the device´s physics and that they are valid for over a wide range of design variables, taking into account multiple geometrical layout or substrate features. Additionally, the models can easily be linked together in a model cascade.