Title :
Mixed mode circuit simulator SPLIT2 using dynamic network separation and latency
Author :
Nishigaki, Masakatsu ; Tanaka, Nobuyuki ; Asai, Hideki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt-electron. & Mech. Eng., Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu, Japan
Abstract :
The authors describe a mixed mode circuit simulator called SPLIT2. They suggest a dynamic network separation technique based on the tightness of the coupling between subnetworks at the level of the Newton-Raphson stage. First, the dynamic network separation algorithm is described. Next, this algorithm is introduced into the simulator SPLIT with hierarchical decomposition and latency. The validity of this mixed mode circuit simulator SPLIT2 is verified. SPLIT2 can select the direct method or the relaxation method and determine the block size of the latent circuit dynamically by using dynamic network partitioning
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; Newton-Raphson stage; SPLIT2; block size; direct method; dynamic network separation; hierarchical decomposition; latency; latent circuit; mixed mode circuit simulator; relaxation method; Circuit simulation; Coupling circuits; Delay; Impedance; Jacobian matrices; Logic circuits; Logic gates; Matrix decomposition; Newton method; Relaxation methods;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1992., Proceedings of the 35th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0510-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1992.271085
