Symbolic behavioral model generation of nonlinear analog circuits

Author

Borchers, Carsten

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microelectron. Syst., Hannover Univ., Germany

Volume

45

Issue

10

fYear

1998

fDate

10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1362

Lastpage

1371

Abstract

A new method for symbolic behavioral model generation of nonlinear analog circuits is presented. Equation-based simplification techniques for symbolic analysis of nonlinear circuits are proposed. They comprise global and local simplification operations which are performed on the system of nonlinear circuit equations. This system is derived from a transistor level netlist. Behavioral models are generated for DC-transfer and multiple AC operating conditions using an efficient error estimation algorithm. They include symbolic physical circuit parameters and allow deeper insight into nonlinear circuit behavior. Some examples are given to show the feasibility of this approach

Keywords

analogue integrated circuits; circuit analysis computing; error analysis; integrated circuit modelling; nonlinear network analysis; symbol manipulation; DC-transfer conditions; equation-based simplification techniques; error estimation; error estimation algorithm; multiple AC operating conditions; nonlinear analog circuits; physical circuit parameters; symbolic behavioral model generation; transistor level netlist; AC generators; Analog circuits; Analog integrated circuits; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Error analysis; Integrated circuit modeling; Linear circuits; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1057-7130

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/82.728849

Filename

728849