Title :
Automatic differentiation in circuit simulation and device modeling
Author :
Feldmann, P. ; Melville, R. ; Moinian, S.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Automatic differentiation as a technique for accurate and reliable computation of partial derivatives in device models used by circuit simulation is introduced. The requirements for derivative computations in several simulation algorithms are reviewed, and two automatic differentiation methods are discussed. The application of automatic differentiation to circuit simulation and device modeling is demonstrated through several circuit analysis examples.<>
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; automatic differentiation; circuit simulation; derivative computations; device modeling; partial derivatives; Circuit simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 1992. ICCAD-92. Digest of Technical Papers., 1992 IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3010-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1992.279380
