The SyMPVL algorithm and its applications to interconnect simulation

Author

Freund, R.W. ; Feldmann, P.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

8-10 Sept. 1997

Firstpage

113

Lastpage

116

Abstract

This paper describes SyMPVL, an algorithm for the computation of multi-port transfer functions of RLC circuits. SyMPVL employs a J-symmetric Lanczos-type algorithm for multiple starting vectors to reduce the original circuit matrices to a pair of banded symmetric matrices. These matrices, which are typically much smaller than the circuit matrices, determine a reduced-order model of the original multi-port. The transfer function of the model represents a matrix-Pade approximation of the multi-port matrix transfer function. Numerical results for SyMPVL applied to interconnect simulation problems are reported.

Keywords

circuit analysis computing; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit packaging; linear network analysis; multiport networks; reduced order systems; transfer function matrices; IC package modeling; J-symmetric Lanczos-type algorithm; RLC circuits; SyMPVL algorithm; banded symmetric matrices; interconnect simulation; matrix-Pade approximation; multi-port transfer functions; numerical results; reduced-order model; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Electronic circuits; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit modeling; LAN interconnection; RLC circuits; Reduced order systems; Symmetric matrices; Transfer functions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices, 1997. SISPAD '97., 1997 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Cambridge, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3775-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SISPAD.1997.621349

Filename

621349