Title :
Voltage-controlled-current-source-only verilog-a resistor model for R⩾0
Author :
Lemaitre, Laurent ; McAndrew, Colin C.
Abstract :
Conventionally, implementation in circuit simulators of resistor models that can support zero or small-valued resistances is done by changing the model formulation from I = V/R, which is preferred for nodal analysis but cannot be used for R = 0, to V = IR for small values of resistance, or by "collapsing" the nodes between which the resistor is connected for R = 0. For compact model implementation purposes, in simulators based on the modified nodal formulation it is more convenient to have models that are composed solely of voltage-controlled current sources, rather than having to conditionally include a current-controlled voltage source or node collapse. We present a Verilog-A implementation of a resistor model that uses only such sources yet can handle small and zero valued resistances.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; hardware description languages; resistors; circuit simulators; nodal analysis; node collapse; voltage source collapse; voltage-controlled current sources; voltage-controlled-current-source-only Verilog-A resistor model; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Code standards; Councils; Hardware design languages; Resistors; SPICE; Standards development; Switches; Zero voltage switching;
Conference_Titel :
Behavioral Modeling and Simulation Workshop, 2008. BMAS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2896-0
DOI :
10.1109/BMAS.2008.4751247