Title :
DC tolerance analysis of electronic circuits by linear programming techniques
Author :
Pastore, Stefano ; Premoli, Amedeo
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica Elettronica ed Inf., Trieste Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The real equilibrium points of electronic circuits are affected by the deviation of the real characteristics of devices from the nominal ones. We present a method to determine all the “equilibrium regions” in which real equilibrium points may fall. The analysis is based on the “spread characteristics” representing the devices affected by tolerances and on the concept of “certain/uncertain” equilibrium regions. The algorithum exploits Linear Programming Techniques
Keywords :
linear programming; nonlinear network analysis; piecewise linear techniques; tolerance analysis; DC tolerance analysis; PWL characteristics; certain/uncertain equilibrium regions; electronic circuits; equilibrium regions; linear programming techniques; nonlinear circuit; real equilibrium points; spread characteristics; Aging; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Diodes; Dispersion; Electronic circuits; Linear programming; Resistors; Temperature; Tolerance analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2001. ISCAS 2001. The 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6685-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2001.921324
