Title :
IDSIM2: an environment for mixed-mode simulation
Author :
Overhauser, David ; Hajj, Ibrahim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
IDSIM2, an integrated computer-aided VLSI design verification environment in which several types of simulation tools share a common hierarchical circuit database is described. IDSIM2 performs a mixed fast-timing/circuit simulation and supports a parallel processing feature. Several feedback processing methods are also available. Results demonstrate a speedup of up to 1000 times over conventional circuit simulators on typical mostly digital circuits. IDSIM2 accepts a SPICE input circuit description and flattens it to create a circuit database. Processing steps are then applied to add information to the database
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; integrated circuit technology; parallel processing; IDSIM2; SPICE input circuit description; common hierarchical circuit database; computer-aided VLSI design; digital circuits; fast-timing/circuit simulation; feedback processing methods; integrated CAD verification environment; mixed-mode simulation; parallel processing feature; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Digital circuits; Feedback circuits; Feedback loop; MOSFETs; Parallel processing; Switching circuits; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the IEEE 1990
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1990.124664
